From: gene.buckle@bbs.retroarchive.org.remove-efe-this   
      
     To: thewoodguy2   
   thewoodguy2 wrote:   
   > From Newsgroup: comp.sys.tandy   
   >   
   > On Tuesday, May 14, 1996 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, Mike Fahy wrote:   
   >> swilson@magg.net (swilson) wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >I was given a Tandy 1000SL computer with a 20meg hard card. When I try to   
   >> >boot, it gives me an I/O error at port 378h, which I believe is the   
   >> >printer port. If anyone can help with tech info it would be appreciated.   
   >> >Sure, I could probably go out and buy another XT with a bigger hard drive   
   >> >for less than $100 but that would take all the fun out of it. Plus I   
   >> >would like to learn a bit more about it.   
   >>   
   >> On most Tandy 1000's I've seen that error comes from having the   
   >> printer cable plugged in upside down on the back of the computer.   
   >> --   
   >> Mike Fahy   
   >> mikefahy@third-wave.com   
   >   
   > What if the printer port is not use?   
      
   Can I ask why you replied to a 20 year old post?   
      
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