I such also to write a Programm for a scanner parallel port. But work I with
proprietary kernel.
I yet had found the Artec's commands at www2.prestel.co.uk/hex/scanners.html
, but don't I know them to use. Can you tell me the procedure and send me a
code example ?
Thanks for your help
François
fbonnin@cce.worldnet.fr
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Pinkham <cpinkham@billing.infi.net>
To: <sane-devel@mostang.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: Getting a manufacturer to release specs?
>> I assume this is a FAQ, but I just joined the list, and ...
>>
>> I am interested in developing a backend for my Trust EC9600P parallel
port
>> scanner, and requested programmers information from the manufacturer.
>> Unfortunately, they are unwilling to provide this information,
considering
>> it confidential.
>
>I hadn't thought of this until now, but do people think it might help
>"convince" parallel port scanner manufacturers to release their specs if
>they were informed that other manufacturers had already released their
>specs. Approach it from the perspective of lost market share and lost
>revenue. I say this because Artec was kind enough to actually provide
>me with information on the parallel port protocol to communicate with
>their AS6E scanner and that information is currently being used by
>Luigi Rizzo to work on some kind of a driver (still very very alpha
>right now though). If Trust and the other scanner manufacturers were
>informed that Artec (and possibly others) had already released their
>protocol specs, it might help convince them that they have basically
>taken themselves out of the market unless they release some information.
>Combine this with some comments about the rapidly advancing
>acceptance/use of Open Source Software and Operating Systems and we
>might be able to convince a few more manufacturers to open up.
>
>Chris
>
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