Hi.
        Connections below are correct, and will work not only
in W95-DCC, but also in DOS-Interlink/Interserver, with
unidirectional printer ports. If you make the cable yourself,
you can use only one GND wire to save work.
        I wonder if there is a standard cable for bidirectional
printer ports (8 bits at the time, double speed, probably
D0-D0...D7-D7, etc).

> I am looking for the diagram of a paralell cable which is used by
> Windows 95 for connect to machines using LPT1 ports.
>
> This is known as DIRECT CABLE CONNECTION of Win95
>
>
>
> The cable has in both ends DB25 male connectors (in order to
> connect to LPT1 port).
>
> I need a diagram of the cable in order to make one myself. This
> is an example of the cable for this purpose for Norton Comander
> and FastWire software.
>
> I do not know if is the same. I have not probe it.
>
>         pin                    pin
> Bit 0   2       -------->       15      -Error
> Bit 1   3       -------->       13      Select
> Bit 2   4       -------->       12      P End
> Bit 3   5       -------->       10      -ACK
> Bit 4   6       -------->       11      Busy
> -ACK    10      <--------       5       Bit 3
> Busy    11      <--------       6       Bit 4
> P End   12      <--------       4       Bit 2
> Select  13      <--------       3       Bit 1
> -Error  15      <--------       2       Bit 0
> GND     18-25   ---------      18-25    GND
>
> Thanks
> Gary
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Starting point:        (-1)^(-1) = -1
Applying logarithms: (-1)*ln(-1) = ln(-1)
Since ln(-1) <> 0, dividing:  -1 = 1
     (ln(-1) is complex, but exists)