Re: {bb} Interface to parallel port

[Seth Vidal <skvidal@new-era.com>]

> 
> I'd like to make a "traffic sign" over the door to the server room, as I
> don't always have a bb browser open.
> 
> Something like lptout -p0 2 turning bit 2 of lpt0 on (on a linux server)
> 
> If somebody can supply the lptout, I can make a solid-state relay.
> Modifying the bb-script would not be a problem.
> 
> Alternatively, a speaker driver for linux could be used instead.
> (FreeBSD can play tunes over the speaker)
y
look on freshmeat.
there's code for a callerid that uses the parallel port I bet the control
scheme is in there.

-sv

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