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The **Ports (COM & LPT)** page contains settings related to the emulated machine's I/O ports.
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LPT1-4 Device
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Emulated device to connect to the given parallel (LPT) port.
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* **None:** no device connected.
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* **Disney Sound Source:** sound device with a resistor ladder DAC (digital-to-analog converter) and FIFO, supported by many games.
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* **LPT DAC / Covox Speech Thing:** sound device with a simple resistor ladder DAC, supported by many games (through compatibility with the *Disney Sound Source* above), demos and trackers.
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* **Stereo LPT DAC:** stereo version of the LPT DAC, using the *Strobe* pin to select the active output channel.
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* **Generic Text Printer:** simple printer capable of outputting text only.
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* Printed documents are saved as .txt files in the ``printer`` subdirectory found in the emulated machine's directory.
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* **Generic ESC/P Dot-Matrix:** EPSON ESC/P-compatible printer.
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* Printed pages are saved as .png files in the ``printer`` subdirectory found in the emulated machine's directory.
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* Use the **EPSON LQ-2500** printer driver for best results.
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* **Generic PostScript Printer:** PostScript-compatible printer with PDF output.
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* Printed documents are saved as .ps files in the ``printer`` subdirectory found in the emulated machine's directory. These files are automatically converted to .pdf once printing is completed.
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* The original .ps files may remain in the directory if PDF conversion fails, or (on Windows hosts) if the included ``gsdll32.dll`` or ``gsdll64.dll`` file is missing from the 86Box directory.
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* Use the generic PostScript printer driver provided by your operating system.
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* Windows 95 and newer do not have a generic PostScript driver; use the **Apple LaserWriter IIf** driver for grayscale, or the **Apple Color LW 12/660 PS** driver for color.
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* **PLIP Network:** A `Parallel Line Internet Protocol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_Line_Internet_Protocol>`_ cable connected to the :doc:`emulated network <network>`.
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* The :ref:`emulated network adapter <settings/network:Adapter>` must also be set to **[LPT] PLIP**.
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* PLIP is compatible with the DOS ``plip.com`` packet driver and the Linux ``plip`` driver (only with interrupts enabled). It is not compatible with the Windows *Direct Cable Connection* feature or any other parallel port networking implementations.
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* PLIP works best with the **SLiRP** :ref:`network type <settings/network:Mode>` due to its point-to-point nature.
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Serial port 1-4
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Enable emulation of serial ports ranging from COM1 to COM4. Any ports not provided by the machine's motherboard will be emulated as generic ISA or VLB serial cards.
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Parallel port 1-4
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Enable emulation of parallel ports ranging from LPT1 to LPT4. Any ports not provided by the machine's motherboard will be emulated as generic ISA or VLB parallel cards.
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.. note:: The 4th parallel port is not widely supported. It is located at I/O port 268h.
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Serial port passthrough 1-4
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Connect emulated serial ports to named pipes or serial ports on the host. Each instance corresponds to one of the 4 emulates serial ports.
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The *Configure* button next to each passthrough instance opens a new window with settings specific to it, such as the named pipe or serial port to use.
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.. note:: Passthrough will not operate correctly if the selected serial port is taken by a :ref:`serial mouse <settings/input:Mouse>`.
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