The Tuesday 2005-04-26 at 11:03 +0200, Johannes Meixner wrote:
------------------------------------------------------------------ Some scanners have bugs that need to be corrected in software (e.g. one device does not report it's max. scan area correctly ------------------------------------------------------------------ E.g. if the max. scan area is reported too wide, the driver (the backend) will try to move the scanning unit beyond the physical limits of the device which may damage the hardware.
In my book, hardware that can be damaged by software is bad hardware. There are simple things like end of movement switches that directly disconnect power from motors. Of course, the motors I handled could cause bodily damage. However... wasn't there an early virus that could damage CGA monitors years ago? -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson