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Each local printer must have a ``device special file'' associated with it. Device special files provide an interface to a device (such as a printer) and its corresponding device driver. These files reside in the /dev directory.
The default local printer connections are three parallel devices (/dev/lp0, /dev/lp1, /dev/lp2) and two serial devices (/dev/tty01 for COM1 and /dev/tty02 for COM2).
To use these devices, you might need to add them to the system first. See ``Configuring serial ports''.
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