![]() ![]() Serial1=directserial realport:tty.Patti-1 I've tried substuting the serial entries like this: where the "pap://." is taken from the name of a printer as it is listed on the Mac in System Preferences, Print & Fax, Options & Supplies., General tab, URL: (this printer is a networked printer, but I've tried the same method with a USB printer without success) Serial4=directserial realportap://*/Accel-a-Writer%204N/LaserWriter Serial3=directserial realportap://*/Accel-a-Writer%204N/LaserWriter Serial2=directserial realportap://*/Accel-a-Writer%204N/LaserWriter Serial1=directserial realportap://*/Accel-a-Writer%204N/LaserWriter I've tried substituting the serial entries like this: # Any DOS commands you put under this heading will be executed # transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional)ĪLSO FROM CONFIG FILE, AREA FOR SETTING UP AN AUTOEXEC.BAT PORTION TO LOAD: # For nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr, # For directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional) ![]() # Additional parameters are supplied on the same line as # disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # Set the type of device connected to serial port: From my understanding so far, DOS doesn't use Parallel (LPT) but rather Serial (COM) for printing. Any takers?įollowing is a snippet of the config file for Boxer (DOSBOX) where the serial port is used. As you can see, one of the problems I've had is that I really don't know the verbage that either the DOS program uses or the Mac uses to specify a device. I'm thinking that "serialx" is "COMx" in the DOS program and that perhaps an Applescript that would change "cu.modem" or "Internal Modem" to a USB printer would work. I've tried editing the config file changing the "serial1=" (many variations), putting a redirect line in the config file, all to no avail. This person is very technically challenged so jumping between Parallels and OS X would be an invitation to lots and lots of frustration. Situation is that I have an old DOS estimating program still used here and someone wants to use it on a new 13-inch MacBookPro. I want to avoid doing this within Parallels/Vista although I've gotten that to work. Hello! I AM NOT a programmer but have tried to get this to work with no luck so far.
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