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The HP 82973A HP-IL Interface is a powerful yet easy-to-use addition to
your desktop computer. It enables the desktop PC to serve as:
1. A "peripheral device" on an HP-IL loop controlled by an HP Portable.
2. A "loop controller" using HP-IL peripheral devices. (If your
desktop PC runs MS-DOS 3.0 or greater, use this mode.)
If you have one interface card installed on the desktop PC, it can be
either a peripheral device or the loop controller (but not both at the
same time).
The software disc included with the interface card contains programs and
information needed to operate the interface. To protect your investment in
this product, you should make a backup copy of the disc as soon as possible
and then store the original disc in a safe place. Use the copy of the
software disc for all your operations.
To make a copy of your disc, follow the instructions in the owner's manual
for your computer on how to care for and copy discs.
Since your programs and information are stored on disc, you should handle
the software disc, and all discs, carefully:
* Return flexible discs to their storage envelopes immediately after
removing them from the disc drive.
* Do not bend, fold, or emboss flexible discs.
* Keep discs away from sources of strong magnetic fields, such as
magnets, wires carrying heavy currents, transformers, and
degaussers (magnetic erasers).
* Refer to the MS-DOS manual for more information about disc care.
