From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Mar 21 14:25:04 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id OAA19916 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:25:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from shl.com (houws001.shl.com [159.249.47.60]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA19906 for ; Thu, 21 Mar 1996 14:24:59 -0800 (PST) Received: from tbu.shl.com (gpw.tbu.shl.com) by shl.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA25809; Thu, 21 Mar 96 15:53:24 CST Received: from msmailgate (msmailgate.tbu.shl.com) by tbu.shl.com (4.1/SMI-4.1-tbu-1) id AA04490; Thu, 21 Mar 96 16:47:44 EST Received: by msmailgate with Microsoft Mail id <3151CF7A@msmailgate>; Thu, 21 Mar 96 16:51:54 EST From: BUCHANAN Gardner To: "questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Is there a general purpose parallel port interface? Date: Thu, 21 Mar 96 16:51:00 EST Message-Id: <3151CF7A@msmailgate> Encoding: 18 TEXT X-Mailer: Microsoft Mail V3.0 Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I wonder if there is any existing general purpose bi-directional parallel port driver? With the proliferation of devices that use this interface, like Zip drives, the Connectix video camera, scanners and other doodads, it seems that a general purpose driver which could be used by various user-mode programs to drive these different devices would be a good thing. I see that there is support for using IP over the parallel line, as well as standard output-only printing. Is there no general purpose bidirectional interface? Given the kernel support for these other things, I expect that it would not be too hard to write. Thanks, -- Gardner Buchanan SHL Systemhouse Inc. Ottawa Branch (613) 236-6604 x5375