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  Parallel.Exe, v1.34                           Parallel Technologies, Inc.
  Parallel Port Information Utility                                PO Box 7
  (C) Copyright 1993 Jay Lowe                        Redmond, WA 98073-0007

  This program may be used                                Lab  206-869-1136
  free of charge subject to the                           Fax  206-869-9767
  Restricted License Agreement                     Compuserve     76640,203
  contained in Parallel.Doc               Internet 76640.203@COMPUSERVE.COM
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               README for the Parallel Port Information Utility

                               Version 1.34


  1.  Program Status

      This is a maintenance release of the Parallel Port Information
      Utility, which includes major improvements on the 1.01 release.

      Parallel has received extensive testing involving dozens of different
      PCs, and no bugs or erroneous results are known at this time, except
      those cases described in Parallel.Doc.

      The program has now been moderately tested on PS/2 systems.

      We intend to actively support this program and will appreciate your
      comments and suggestions.  Please direct them to us via Compuserve
      Email or Fax.

      Thank you.

  2.  License Agreement

      Your right to use this program is governed by your acceptance of
      the terms and conditions stated in the License Agreement which is
      set forth in the files License.Txt and Parallel.Doc.

      We offer inexpensive licensing arrangements for those parallel port
      peripheral vendors who would like to include Parallel in their
      distributed software for technical support purposes.

  3.  Program History

      1.34  --  add generic EPP testing
                add ECP testing
                clean up EPP testing to handle various special cases
                add ParaSpd parallel port Benchmark

      1.01  --  First maintenance release
                - remove transient status messages
                - slow down Rotating Bit Test for better port tolerance

      1.00  --  First public release
