First post, by Subjunctive
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Hi, everyone. I'll make this short and sweet:
DIR > PRN
"Write fault error writing device PRN"
This is an IBM PC Convertible with the serial+parallel attachment; the printer is a C. Itoh 8510. I can tell that the printer is being detected on some basic level, because if I have it already on while the computer boots, it does a little hiccup as DOS starts up.
I can use the printer on another computer, so I know it's not that. PRN is supposed to be LPT1 on the Convertible as long as you don't have the portable-printer attachment, which I don't; nevertheless, I've tried SET PRN=LPT1 and SET PRN=LPT2 with no success.
I feel like I must be missing something terribly basic here. Any ideas? 😀