I'm using the Delphi IOPort component. I'ts new to me, but I've used his
COMPORT with excellent results on all, including XP.

--Bob

At 10:20 AM 7/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Ken, almost forgot when I sent my reply to your questions.  I looked
>a little bit closer and I'm using zlPortIO from
>http://www.specosoft.com its a freeware solution that works on all
>versions of windows.  Their are some quirks to it, but overall I
>have been happy with it.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ken Pergola [mailto:no_spam@LOCALNET.COM]
>Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:41 AM
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [EE] Parallel Port
>
>
>Hi Jeremy,
>
>A few questions if you don't mind:
>
>1) You've actually used the USB to Parallel port converter with inpout.dll
>to twiddle bits?
>    I've been searching high and low for this ability with USB to Parallel
>port converters -- the
>    ability to actually perform low-level writes/reads.
>
>2) Are the data lines on this converter bidirectional?
>
>3) How do you get the parallel port base address when the native USB driver
>loads up?
>
>I appreciate your help. Thanks very much.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Ken Pergola
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pic microcontroller discussion list
>[mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Jeremy Darling
>Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:16 AM
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [EE] Parallel Port
>
>
> > (Labtops/notebooks, that's a different story -- have not come across
> > too many PC/PCMCIA parallel port cards, so when the parallel ports
> > disappear altogether from laptop/notebooks...have to cross that
> > bridge when I get there.)
>
>Try the USB to Parallel port converter for $40 at your local
>RadioShack or many online dealers.  Works great on the systems
>that I have found w/o a parallel port (and works with the inpout.dll)
>
>Jeremy Darling
>
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