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Using a printer in Dosbox

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Mar 15, 2026114537 views
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I'm trying to find a way to run an old Dos based application that uses a printer connected to the parallel port, I don't think Dosbox supports lpt. I am interested both in using that printer and in trying to emulate the printer somehow and connect a USB based printer.

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Fix for: Using a printer in Dosbox

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You can use one of the patched/forked versions of DOSBox that support printing. There are a few. One I've recently started using is Taewoong's enhanced "ykhwong" version (as of writing, it was last updated Oct. 12. 2011): Included Patches: Direct3D …

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