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  • Re: 1000sl printer port I/O error

    From thewoodguy2@thewoodguy2@gmail.com to comp.sys.tandy on Tue Mar 29 14:43:34 2016
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.tandy

    On Tuesday, May 14, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Mike Fahy wrote:
    swilson@magg.net (swilson) wrote:

    I was given a Tandy 1000SL computer with a 20meg hard card. When I try to >boot, it gives me an I/O error at port 378h, which I believe is the >printer port. If anyone can help with tech info it would be appreciated. >Sure, I could probably go out and buy another XT with a bigger hard drive >for less than $100 but that would take all the fun out of it. Plus I
    would like to learn a bit more about it.

    On most Tandy 1000's I've seen that error comes from having the
    printer cable plugged in upside down on the back of the computer.
    --
    Mike Fahy
    mikefahy@third-wave.com

    What if the printer port is not use?
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  • From Gene Buckle@gene.buckle@bbs.retroarchive.org.remove-efe-this to thewoodguy2 on Mon Apr 4 08:58:48 2016
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.tandy

    To: thewoodguy2
    thewoodguy2 wrote:
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.tandy

    On Tuesday, May 14, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Mike Fahy wrote:
    swilson@magg.net (swilson) wrote:

    I was given a Tandy 1000SL computer with a 20meg hard card. When I try to >> >boot, it gives me an I/O error at port 378h, which I believe is the
    printer port. If anyone can help with tech info it would be appreciated. >> >Sure, I could probably go out and buy another XT with a bigger hard drive >> >for less than $100 but that would take all the fun out of it. Plus I
    would like to learn a bit more about it.

    On most Tandy 1000's I've seen that error comes from having the
    printer cable plugged in upside down on the back of the computer.
    --
    Mike Fahy
    mikefahy@third-wave.com

    What if the printer port is not use?

    Can I ask why you replied to a 20 year old post?

    g.
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