Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ncar!noao!arizona!dave From: dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Schaumann) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: reading from a parallel port Message-ID: <1358@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> Date: 9 Apr 91 05:20:42 GMT References: <1991Apr8.182526.17852@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Organization: U of Arizona CS Dept, Tucson Lines: 11 In article <1991Apr8.182526.17852@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> djk@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Doug Kelly) writes: >Hello, Im trying to write a program to interface to my Epson ES-300C color >scanner. It uses a bi-directional parallel interface, and i cant figure out >how to 'read' from a parallel port. Im using borland turbo c, any help would >be appreciated. Thanks First you must acculate the flattle scanner, making sure the ooger-binaryies are properly aligned to the rotational vector of the Hozel unit. Then, just framulate the scanner port, and all will be well. -- Dave Schaumann | dave@cs.arizona.edu | Short .sig's rule!