As I look at adding support for the Altair Centronics printer interface to the Altair Clone (and possibly the Qume interface as well), I may have to change the way the existing 88-LPC printer emulation currently piggy-backs onto the second serial port in the Altair Clone.
For Altair Clone owners that have used the 88-LPC printer output to drive a serial printer, or to simply capture printer output to a terminal emulator, how important is it that the underlying serial port still be usable at the same time as an 88-2SIO or 88-SIO serial port? In other words, if in the Configuration Monitor you had to choose a single mode of operation for the physical serial port (e.g., 88-2SIO, 88-SIO, 88-LPC, 88-C700 Centronics, etc.), would that be OK?
Any input is appreciated!
Mike