Parallel ports

From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn_at_ricochet.net>
Date: Fri Jan 30 21:20:22 1998

At 02:39 AM 1/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> Have you ever seen a Zenith "MiniSport"? Uses 2" floppies? I found
[...]
>do its upload and you've got at least one disk, you can probably
>(don't count on it, but probably) attach a parallel Zip drive).
 
Question: when did parallel ports become bi-directional (i.e., useable for
zip drives and such)?

Or, to put it another way, how likely would I be able to (ignoring software
issues for the moment) hook up my new SyJet drive to say, my m100? What
about my DG-1?

(P.S., off-topic tip: The Parallel port SyJet is really a SCSI-2 SyJet
with a fancy cable; if you've already got SCSI, and can maybe use the
Parallel port feature...)


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