Tjaart is a poet but he don't knowet Julian -----Original Message----- From: Tjaart van der Walt To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Date: 19 May 1999 03:47 Subject: Re: Multitasking without interrupt ? >"Dr. Imre Bartfai" wrote: >> >> Hi, >> I must retire. I checked and it seems really so, that PRINT itself does >> not use the IRQ of the printer. The following statement has deceived me: >> "IRQ 7 [ ... means] data request on LPT1" from Helppc. It seemed logical >> for me... >> Sorry again. >> Imre > >You guys have it all wrong. This is what really happens : > >If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, >And the interrupt controller has a reason to report, >And the packet for your printer has no paper tray to sort, >Then the socket packet pocket has an error and will abort. > >-- >Friendly Regards /"\ > \ / >Tjaart van der Walt X ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN >mailto:tjaart@wasp.co.za / \ AGAINST HTML MAIL >|--------------------------------------------------| >| Cellpoint Systems SA | >| http://www.cellpt.com | >|--------------------------------------------------| >| http://www.wasp.co.za/~tjaart/index.html | >|Voice: +27-(0)11-622-8686 Fax: +27-(0)11-622-8973| >| WGS-84 : 26010.52'S 28006.19'E | >|--------------------------------------------------| >