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Subject: using EPIC parallel port programmer from linux?
From: Jesse Lackey
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 17:14:12 -0800

Hi all,

Before digging/experimenting further, has anyone gotten the 
microEngineering EPIC plus programmer to work from linux ?

I called them and they don't support linux and have no interest in 
releasing code of any type.

I've been fiddling with dosemu and the DOS version of their software 
can't find the programmer.  The dosemu/parallel port question arose on 
this list before, and the suggestion is to disable the kernel from 
grabbing the parallel port hardware on boot.  I don't know how to do 
this, BUT, it doesn't matter as their DOS software doesn't support the 
16f877 anyway.

So - in the offchance that someone is using this programmer with linux, 
got some tips to share with me or the list ?

Thanks in advance!
Jesse

(I downloaded version 2.3 and 3.0 alpha of "prog84", and am going to try 
to modify / configure for this programmer, is my current line of attack)