First post, by Zup
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I need to get working an old DOS application in Windows XP. It works (more or less, I've got some problems with graphics mode), but the application needs to find a LPT dongle.
The problem is that the application reports that it is unable to connect to dongle. The dongle is a Microphar one (no drivers for any Windows). The hardware is a Toshiba Tecram A7, with Windows XP Pro SP2.
I've tried with Bi-Directional and ECP settings for the port, using port 378 and IRQ 7.
I guess that NTVDM don't allow the DOS program to connect directly (or at least transparently) to the LPT port.
Any idea? Would VMWare od a patched edition of DOSbox help with this?
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