I am using dosemu 1.4.0.8 to run QuickBasic programs that are some 20+
years
old. Except for one issue this has been working great. The problem is the
LPRINT statement, which I believe sends output to the parallel port. I
would
like to capture this output into a disk file.
At http://dosemu.org/docs/HOWTO/x246.html#AEN248 there is a section called
"How can I get the parallel ports to work?" which says
The dosemu.conf has lines at the end to redirect printers to either
lpr or a file.
On my computer these lines from /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf seem to be what is
referred to:
##
## Printer and parallel port settings
# Print commands to use for LPT1, LPT2 and LPT3.
# Default: "lpr -l", "lpr -l -P lpt2", and "" (disabled)
# Which means: use the default print queue for LPT1, "lpt2" queue for LPT2.
# "-l" means raw printing mode (no preprocessing).
# $_lpt1 = "lpr -l"
# $_lpt2 = "lpr -l -P lpt2"
# $_lpt3 = ""
# idle time in seconds before spooling out. Default: (20)
# $_printer_timeout = (20)
##
However, these lines are not at all clear to me. What changes are needed so
that lpt1 output goes to a disk file?
Thank you for your attention.
Roger House
Software Developer
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