PRN:
, LPT1:
, LPT2:
and LPT3:
associated with parallel printers supported in the system. Similarly, serial printers can be used with AUX:
, COM1:
, COM2:
, COM3:
and COM4:
.COPY file1 LPT1:
' to print the content of a file to a printer. The contents is transferred to the printer without any interpretation. Therefore, this method of printing is either for files already stored in the corresponding printer's language or for generic text files without more than simple line-oriented formatting.