5 JANUARY 1991, Page 15

Unlettered

A reader received the following letter: Dear Major Dance, In regards to your EV-170 magic i/o card using the parallel ports.

It appears to me that the Tandy system has several parallel ports on it which uses up address for 1ptl and 1pt2. That's the reason (I think?) why you had too sent up our EV-170 to 1pt3. Because of the Tandy was using up the addresses for 1ptl and 1pt2. Please verify your system setup to determine if this is true or not.

If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate and give us a call. Thank You and Please have a nice day. James Harcourt International tech support Everex, 48431 Milmont Drive, Fremont, CA94538 If you have an example of a crass, illiterate, ignorant, irrelevant or embar- rassing letter or notice from a company or public body, send a copy to Unlet- tered, The Spectator, 56 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LL; £10 for each one printed.