Q121246: Detailed Description of INTERLNK Parallel Cable Pinouts

Article: Q121246
Product(s): Microsoft Disk Operating System
Version(s): MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22 
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SUMMARY
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The following signal descriptions are for the parallel cable pins required to
use Interlnk.

Pin 2:                Data Bit 0          Active when High
Pin 3:                Data Bit 1          Active when High
Pin 4:                Data Bit 2          Active when High
Pin 5:                Data Bit 3          Active when High
Pin 6:                Data Bit 4          Active when High
Pin 10:               Acknowledge         Active when Low
Pin 11:               Busy                Active when High
Pin 12:               Out Of Paper        Active when High
Pin 13:               Select              Active when High
Pin 15:               Error               Active when Low
Pin 25:               Ground

MORE INFORMATION
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Descriptions of parallel and serial cables required to run Interlnk can be found
in MS-DOS Help. For more information, type "help interlnk-- notes" (without the
quotation marks) at the MS-DOS command prompt and then press ENTER.

Additional query words: 6.00 6.20 inter link interlink

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Technology        : kbMSDOSSearch kbMSDOS621 kbMSDOS622 kbMSDOS620 kbMSDOS600
Version           : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22

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