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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0045 8-21-84
PATCHING WORDSTAR FOR PRINTING TO ALTERNATE PORTS
WORDSTAR can be configured for either serial or parallel
printing, yet it makes no provision for specifying which serial
or parallel port to be used. It defaults to COM1:, and LPT1:.
The patches provided below are for WORDSTAR Version 3.3, and allow
one to use COM2:, or LPT2: or LPT3: for printer output.
Patching for COM2: use;
Install WS.COM as you would for COM1:, with the necessary
parameters for your printer. Then at the DOS prompt, enter
DEBUG as shown and enter the the following commands.
DEBUG WS.COM <Return>
E 081E 01 <Return>
E 0833 01 <Return>
W <Return>
Q <Return>
WORDSTAR is then patched for COM2: use.
Patching for LPT2:, or LPT3: use;
Install WS.COM as you would for parallel printing. At the
DOS prompt, enter DEBUG as shown and enter the commands as
shown.
For LPT2:, type;
DEBUG WS.COM <Return>
E 07D0 01 <Return>
E 07E6 01 <Return>
W <Return>
Q <Return>
WORDSTAR is then patched for LPT2: use.
Patching for LPT2:, or LPT3: use;
For LPT3:, type;
DEBUG WS.COM <Return>
E 07D0 02 <Return>
E 07E6 02 <Return>
W <Return>
Q <Return>
WORDSTAR is now patched for LPT3: use.