Re: PLIP ?

Chris Evans (chris@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk)
Tue, 27 Jan 1998 13:47:56 +0000 (GMT)


On Tue, 27 Jan 1998, DAVID BALAZIC wrote:

> hi!
>
> What is the state of PLIP in 2.1.x ?
> Does it work in 8 bit mode ?
> ECP ? EPP ?
>
> What speed can be expected on a modern PC ?

Hi,

Assuming speed is limited by the parallel port, I'll give you some figures
I've achieved with my parallel port ZIP drive...

2.0.x -- 50kb/sec
2.1.x -- 350kb/sec

Maybe you will get similar speeds with PLIP. The new parport stuff is
pretty cool, supporting the newer ECP modes etc.

Chris