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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have quite a number of cordless tools and two way
radios. I want to use the parallel port to control my hardware to
make a battery reconditioner. NiCd and NiMh. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm looking for an easy programming solution.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Should I stick to Windows98 and have direct
access to LPT1:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>or XP and add in the required patches?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm using Delphi 4</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Cheers Wallace.</FONT></DIV>
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