First post, by Eric Wright
I have a DOS program which checks for a "dongle" connected to the LPT1 parallel port, for a security check, before access to the program is enabled.
I have tried running it with DOSBox, but it fails to find the dongle. This is a commercial program, so I am not sure what it is doing exactly i.e. is it just trying to access the registers located at 378h and upwards or is it trying to locate the LPT1 address by reading the traditional bias area at 0040 : 0008. My hardware details are as follows :
Computer type : Toshiba Satellite S1900-305 laptop.
Operating System : XP (Service Pack 2)
The LPT1 port is shown to be at address 378h and upwards.
Should the current DOSBox handle access to the Parallel Port and if not, is there anything I can try to resolve my problem.