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Re: reasonable challenge or totally farbot?



On Oct 4, 2006, at 11:22 AM, slothbear wrote:

I received my Optimus Mini Three keyboard yesterday (with 3 small OLED screens). Unfortunately, they do not yet have software for Mac OS X.

I have a lot of time on my hands right now. I've done a lot of software development in the past, but never any device stuff. With a good example, some time, and a desire to learn something new, I figure I could make something serviceable until the real thing is released.

Does this plan sound reasonable, or is the project so large that I should just be patient while the Art. Lebedev Studio makes the software? Note: I'm not thinking of creating anything for release to others. I just want to respond to the key presses and make colored pixels appear on key screens.

I am one of the developers who is writing some of the plugins and the Mac OS X port for their Optimus/Optimus mini device controller. I'm sure you won't have to wait as long as you think! But don't let that stop you. ;)


Internally it is using a USB-to-serial converter chip, and the chip manufacturer's existing driver is capable of being addressed by an application directly. It's not an HID device as it should be, unfortunately.
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Shaun Wexler
MacFOH
http://www.macfoh.com


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