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Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode

From	"R.Wieser" <address@not.available>
Newsgroups	comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject	Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode
Date	2021-04-29 09:11 +0200
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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Ruud,

>> IIRC without a video card installed you most likely won't even get
>> that far, but instead will be getting the motherboards boot-error beeps
>> song. :-)
>
> That's why I write my own BIOS: I will eliminate that part.

In that case the "no keyboard found" problem should be moot, as you can 
eliminate it the same way. :-)

> But any of those older LPT cards can be converted to bidirectional by
> cutting one line and soldering two others.

Hmmm... I always understood that the old PC printer-ports where 
bi-directional (no changes needed), just not in the same way as the modern 
ones are.

But, you seem to have more experience with them than I have, so I'm going to 
take your word for it.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

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  Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode "muta...@gmail.com" <mutazilah@gmail.com> - 2021-04-15 08:38 -0700
    Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode "muta...@gmail.com" <mutazilah@gmail.com> - 2021-04-15 09:11 -0700
  Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-04-19 19:29 -0600
    Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-04-20 08:56 +0200
      Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-04-20 09:33 -0600
        Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-04-20 19:21 +0200
          Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-04-20 13:43 -0600
            Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-04-20 22:48 +0200
  Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2021-04-20 22:58 +0000
    Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode Ruud Baltissen <rbaltissen@gmail.com> - 2021-04-27 23:13 -0700
      Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2021-04-28 11:01 -0600
        Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode Mateusz Viste <mateusz@xyz.invalid> - 2021-04-29 08:11 +0200
      Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-04-28 20:37 +0200
        Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode Ruud Baltissen <rbaltissen@gmail.com> - 2021-04-28 22:47 -0700
          Re: Running MS-DOS in terminal mode "R.Wieser" <address@not.available> - 2021-04-29 09:11 +0200

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