Re: ECP on 560

To: Steve Parker <sparker@torgo.punk.net>
Subject: Re: ECP on 560
From: rpritz@interport.net (richard)
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 21:13:11 -0500
Cc: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
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On Mon, 12 Jan 1998 17:03:39 -0800 (PST), Steve Parker <sparker@torgo.punk.net>
wrote:

>On Mon, 12 Jan 1998, richard wrote:
>
>> Should I configure the parallel port on my TP 560 as an "ECP", or is it
>> safer to leave it as "bi-directional"?
>
>  ECP is faster, bi-directional is safer.  Use whatever works best with
>your peripherals.

How is bi-directional safer?  More compatible with peripherals?  Less likely to
provoke system crashes?  Something else?

I'm using win95, btw.

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