Buying a parallel port card is the best way to go.  You may even void the
printer's warranty by using a switch.  I just installed a "Digital Research"
card which cost me $10 at Best Buy.  It didn't even use an IRQ (I'm using
WIN98) and it works great and I kick myself for not doing it sooner.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis Noble [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, February 26, 1999 9:29 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Fw: Using two printers


The only way that I can think of to have two printers with out physically
changing them is to add an additional parallel port or a switch. I would opt
for the additional Parallel Port becauce you can buy an ISA P/P for under
$15. A switch, while easier to install, will run over $15 and could cause
damage to your system and or printer if it is used while the system is on.

The hardest thing to installing a parallel port is finding open resources.
The easiest way to do this is to run a program that will force and report
your IRQs. You should be able to find this at the www.nospin.com web site.

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