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[Sindi Keesan <keesan AT iamjlamb.com>]

Today while setting up the last of six linux computers, via plip transfer 
of one large compressed archived file, I could not get plip to work again. 
Unlike the two other computers that would not do plip, this one boots 
linux fine with DR-DOS, and the PCI slots work.

Removed the Hercules card (which always sets itself to parport0) and I 
could plip from the onboard port.  Tried two other jumper settings onthe 
Hercules card, both of which disabled llpro.  Llpro will do file transfers 
to this card at the right switch setting, plip won't.

WE put in another Hercules card.  (We have about 8).  It works.  The other 
four cards also work for plip.  The one that does not work is a really 
neat one with a place to attach a light pen, and is made in Taiwan with 
components from Korea and Malaysia.  THe one that does work is made in 
Taiwan with components from Korea (slightly lower numbers on them) and 
Japan.  I did not look at the other four working ones.

In another 50 minutes we will have six working linux computers and then I 
can attack fs.img again, somehow.  Hal got it transferred via ethernet 
card.  I might get a second card and a cable and try that.  

On the two computers that did not do plip, or boot linux from DR-DOS, I
think we also tried without any cards but a video card in there.  I
suppose we ought to try again, using the onboard port without any Hercules
card in there.