From: <tlake@twcny.rr.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Subject: Use Real LPT port with Cygwin?
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2023 15:35:21 -0400 [thread overview]
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I can use an emulated LPT port to a shared network printer from Cygwin but
I'd like to print to a local LPT port also.
The local printer has no IP address. Is it possible to print to a physical
LPT port?
If I do this:
ls > LPT1:
a file called LPT1: is created on the hard drive rather than sending the
data to the printer on LPT1:
next reply other threads:[~2023-06-18 19:35 UTC|newest]
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2023-06-18 19:35 tlake [this message]
2023-06-19 20:09 ` Hans-Bernhard Bröker
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