Miguel -- yes I would be interested in the software. How can I get it? Thanks -- Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: WF To: Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Capture Printer Port ... > I have here! > > All that you send to printer is stored in a file...only the Data Bus is > stored...not the control/status pins at that moment... > > Let me know if you or somebody wants it.. > > Miguel > > PS: Runs only is DOS... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Moser, Carl Woodrow, JR (Carl) > To: > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 11:47 AM > Subject: [OT] Capture Printer Port ... > > > > Anyone know of software where I can dedicate a PC to capturing printer > > output? > > Effectively turning a PC into a dedicated Printer Buffer. > > > > What I would like to do is take a Notebook PC to another location and use > > that Notebook PC to capture printer output from the other PC. Then take > the > > Notebook PC back to my office and downloading that data onto my local > > printer. It would entail that the Notebook PC's LPT1 port be reversed to > an > > input port and have software polling the LPT1 port and storing that data > in > > a file on the Notebook's Hard Drive. > > > > Any help or ideas appreciated. Best yet, is there a shareware software > > available? > > > > > > Carl