Messages in this thread | | | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: writing a parallel port driver to support external hardware | Date | Fri, 26 Apr 1996 15:08:41 +0100 (BST) |
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> This brings to mind a question I posed a while back that no one seemed to > want to deal with. Why are there no drivers for the parallel port tape > drives? These are some of the least expensive drives around. Is anyone > working on anything like that? Or is the parallel port so (un)standard > that you can't match hardware for a stable driver?
Umm its of the
Q: Dear vendor how do I write a driver for your parallel port tape drive A: Go away
Floppy tape drives are fast, handy and work well so I dont think anyone worried. There are some good parallel driver examples for lcd displays, led panels, the connetix quickcam (libqcam) etc.
Alan
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