From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Dec 11 07:42:54 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id HAA21239 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 11 Dec 1995 07:42:54 -0800 (PST) Received: from buffnet1.buffnet.net (mmdf@buffnet1.buffnet.net [205.246.19.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id HAA21230 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 1995 07:42:50 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 07:42:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from dppp12.buffnet.net by buffnet1.buffnet.net id aa22548; 11 Dec 95 10:44 EST X-Sender: shovey@buffnet.net X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Seppo Kallio From: Steve Hovey Subject: Re: Connectix QuickCam Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <9512111044.aa22548@buffnet1.buffnet.net> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > >It seems hard to get info about Connectix QuickCam from Connectix. > >What kind of tools there is to trace the parallel port data traffic in >FreeBSD or MS Windows. None came with it - I just bought one. > >I know QuickCAM is using one way parallel port. Somehow it can read the >picture data and control the shutter speed of the camera. It uses one way or two way - and it also plugs into the keyboard as well as the parallel port, but doesnt explain why. > >BTW: Is it illegal to trace this kind of data and publish it as C-kode? > Wouldnt be easier to tell them you wanna write a driver for freebsd and ask for specs? They have a web site - www.connectix.com >Spepo > >-- > +-- Seppo Kallio ----- kallio@jyu.fi ---+ > ! Computing Center ! Fax +358-41-603611 Phone +358-41-603606 ! > ! University of Jyvaskyla ! http://www.jyu.fi/~kallio ! > +-- Finland --+-- 62.14N 25.44E -- + > > >