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Newsroom:
Mousepaint:
INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS
Select the "Firmware 1.0
protocol" and select the
"ZAP" mode using the
computer Port con-
figuration program
(CTRL-P-RESET)
Mouse Paint will only
recognize an image-
wri ter printer, which
must be set to do a line-
feed after carriage
retrun (This must be
done on the printer -
Port configuration
program).
6.1.3 Port 2 - Serial communication
On the back panel of your computer, you
can find a connector similar to the serial
printer connector for connecting serial
communication devices such as modems. To
activate the serial port in BASIC command
level, type the following statement:
]PR#2 <CR>
The s ubsequent characters you type will then
be se nt to the communication device which
is connected to the seria l interface connector.
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