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Forget "ASSIGN IO". This is mostly for compatibility to the HP 80 series and the 75. I don't know anybody, who works with it on the 71.
Additionally, I believe, you also must assign the printer
ASSIGN IO ":DD,:PR"
Use the device ID instead of ASSIOGN IO.
Example: PRINTER IS "HP82161"
Example: COPY xxx TO "HP9114"
This should get both working.
I remember, that I wrote a short article in this forum abt IL addressing methods and working with devices. I'll try to find it again and I will publish the link here.
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Hello, I just started again with HPIL after a 'resting' period of more than 10 years. From the sound of your problem your looking too far. The HP71 was THE machine for HPIL. As far as I (right now) can recall, you hook up anything that you will/can hook to HPIL, you switch on the HP71 do RESET HPIL and then RESTORE IO. The RSTORE IO command will check what is on the loop and will assign each device its proper addres. From memory the HP9114 is ":TAPE" or "TAPE(1)" and so on. For the printer I have to look that up, but is is probable very similar like ":PRINTER". So for the disc drive it is COPY prgmname to :TAPE. And to get it back COPY prgmname:TAPE. See have that gets you going. Regards Jan Buitenhuis