Return-Path: Received: (qmail 5460 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2002 20:00:36 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO murphys-inbound.services.quay.plus.net) (212.159.14.225) by excalibur.plus.net with SMTP; 3 Jan 2002 20:00:36 -0000 Received: (qmail 20044 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2002 20:00:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO post.thorcom.com) (212.172.148.70) by murphys.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 3 Jan 2002 20:00:35 -0000 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16MDww-0001sv-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Thu, 03 Jan 2002 19:54:50 +0000 Received: from mailman.zeta.org.au ([203.26.10.16]) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #2) id 16MDwu-0001sq-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 03 Jan 2002 19:54:49 +0000 Received: from steve (ppp165.dyn154.pacific.net.au [210.23.154.165]) by mailman.zeta.org.au (8.9.3/8.8.7) with SMTP id GAA24204 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2002 06:53:56 +1100 Message-ID: <013001c19491$30c6fac0$a59a17d2@steve> From: "Steve Olney" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <003301c186e8$dabdefe0$9fa1883e@g3aqc><5.1.0.14.0.20011217162715.00abb350@gemini.herts.ac.uk><3.0.1.16.20011218145846.2b378612@pb623250.kuleuven.be><007001c18807$c3f5d0a0$fb9a17d2@steve><3C2083F3.E716ECC@usa.net> <3.0.1.16.20020102101238.2c2f1e36@pb623250.kuleuven.be> Subject: Re: LF: Re: Re: long haul QSO's Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 06:59:35 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Sender: G'day Rik, > > I believe there is a way to work arround this. What I did in the QRS > software was : > 1. 'occupy' the LPT port (printer) via the API > 2. drive the printer port via the PORT commands (Delphi) > 3. don't forget to 'release' the LPT port (via API) at the end > That way I avoided that the operating system was interfering, I made it > believe that the printer is printing all the time. > Could you send some further details on this ? (specifically the 'occupy' and 'release' bits). 73s Steve VK2ZTO