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Interfacing the Standard Parallel Port


Table of Contents

Introduction to Parallel Ports
Hardware Properties
Centronics?
Port Addresses
Software Registers - Standard Parallel Port (SPP)
Bi-directional Ports
Using the Parallel Port to Input 8 Bits
Nibble Mode
Using the Parallel Port's IRQ
Parallel Port Modes in BIOS
Parallel Port Modes and the ECP's Extended Control Register
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"Interfacing the Standard Parallel Port" - 3rd April 1999
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