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Version  0.1  10/20/98
    1.0 Initial release
Version  0.2  10/26/98
    1.0 Fix Red/Green swap, optimize ppm output for black and white.
Version  0.3  10/28/98
    1.0 Merge code with SANE
    2.0 Put GPL/SANE license info in all files
Version  0.4  10/31/98
    1.0 Have driver report ASIC ID up to backend.
    2.0 Put NT stuff back in so that driver may be built under NT, try to
        test build under NT but run out of memory in link.
Version  0.5  10/31/98
    1.0 Fix parameters not getting reflected from crop.
Version  0.6  11/1/98
    1.0 Take out unused stuff from ioctl_pt_drv.h.
    2.0 Put in VERSION info in Makefile and archiver.
Version  0.7  11/4/98
    1.0 Fix model string when -L option is given.  Add in driver version
        string to model.
    2.0 Change Makefile so it builds without MODVERSIONS on distributions
        that don't have it (Slackware).
Version  0.8  11/5/98
    1.0 Change output when -L option is given to add status byte to try
        to determine any differences between the 4830 and the 9630.
Version  0.9  11/6/98
    1.0 Fix 4800 problem of inverse image when not in Binary mode.
    2.0 Put more debug stuff in, print out all read
	    reg's.
Version  0.10  11/6/98
    1.0 Get halftone working.
    2.0 Put in hooks for kernel 2.1
Version  0.11  11/17/98
    1.0 Put in sysdep-2.1.h to Makefile distrib
Version  0.20  3/7/99
    1.0 Lots of changes to support 9630/12000.
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Version  0.3  02/29/2000
    1.0 Completely rewritten, does now support Plustek OpticPro 9636T scanner

Version 0.31  03/20/2000
    1.0 Fix a bug in the autodetection routine
    2.0 Enhanced backend, to reflect the different modes the OpticPro 9636T
        supports

Version 0.32 - never released
    1.0 Corrected warmup-behaviour
    2.0 Fixed "first picture corrupted"-bug for transparency mode
    3.0 Fixed a bug that causes seg-faults when using cat /dev/pt_drv
    4.0 Added SCALE.C
    5.0 Made 4830P work

Version 0.33 - never released
    1.0 Now using parport-module info for par-mode detection
    2.0 Made 9630P work

Version 0.34 05/10/2000
    1.0 Data-recovery code for heavy load systems

Version 0.35 05/19/2000
    1.0 Made 12000P/96000P work
    2.0 Merged parallel port code from Kevin Sisson
    3.0 Added new parameter "legal"

Version 0.36 07/22/2000
    1.0 Improved data-recovery mechanism for ASIC96001/3 based models
    2.0 Added code for OP4800 shading
    3.0 Improved backend code to allow canceling the scan process
    4.0 OP600 and Primax 4800 Direct are working now
    5.0 Added new parameter "mov" (Model OVerride)
    6.0 Removed parameter "legal", use now "mov"
    7.0 Moved common headers for backend and driver to backend directory
        and prepared the backend for SANE distribution
    8.0 OP6000 is working
    9.0 added man-page
   10.0 added multi-device support
   11.0 added support for 12-bit scans (SANE-1.0.3 and scanimage!!)

Version 0.37 11/09/2000
    1.0 Added file io.c for parallel port I/O
    2.0 Added file procfs.c for proc-filesystem support
    3.0 Code cleanup
    4.0 Added A3I support
    5.0 Added Michaels backend patches

Version 0.38 11/30/2000
    1.0 Started integration of ASIC98003 specific stuff
    2.0 renamed file transform.c tpa.c
    3.0 removed portmode stuff (I decided to support SPP/BPP and EPP, that's all)
    4.0 again code-cleanup
    5.0 PT12 is working
    6.0 Removed gray-mode scanning for TPA modes
    7.0 some minor changes according to kernel 2.4.x

Version 0.39 08/11/2001
    1.0 Added slowIO switch
    2.0 Fixed some minor bugs
    3.0 Added forceMode switch
    4.0 Fixed a problem in the PT12 code that causes I/O timeouts
    5.0 Added Genius Colorpage Vivivd III V2 stuff
    6.0 Added A3I stuff acquired from Plustek
    7.0 Fixed a bug, that causes some seg-faults

Version 0.40 12/17/2001
    1.0 The USB stuff has been included
    2.0 Fixed some minor problems
    3.0 Added Kernel 2.4.17 specific stuff
    4.0 Disabled A3I stuff as this refuses ASIC96003 based devices to work

Version 0.41 01/10/2002
    1.0 Changed IOCTL interface to the kernel module to allow adjustment of some
        driver internal variables
    2.0 Changed plustek.conf configuration fileformat to reflect the enhanced
        capabilities

Version 0.42 02/12/2002
    1.0 Added custom gamma table support
    2.0 Added configuration-file options to preset some stuff
    3.0 Changed all eMail entries to gerhard@gjaeger.de

Version 0.42-11 09/17/2003
    1.0 Some Kernel 2.6.x additions
    2.0 Added Primax 4800Direct 30Bit override switch

Somewhere on the way to 0.43 I decided to split parport & usb
backends, so the parport backend now is also able to run complete
in userspace by using either direct port I/O or libieee1248

Version 0.43-2 04/15/2004
    1.0 Fixed some kernel 2.6 issues

Version 0.43-3 07/14/2004
    1.0 User-space code has now the same version as the module code

Version 0.43-4 07/15/2004
    1.0 DevFS support for kernel 2.6
    2.0 Removed floating point operations (Thanx to Rafal Rzepecki)
    3.0 More cleanup work
    4.0 bumped up build number

Version 0.43-5 10/06/2004
    1.0 Change some scanmode definitions to match the SANE predefined
        ones

Version 0.43-6 04/25/2005
    1.0 Removed inline stuff from kernel module code, as GCC3.4 will
        make some trouble

Version 0.43-7 05/11/2005
    1.0 Fixed timer issues in user-space (Thanx to Rod Roark)

Version 0.43-8 08/10/2005
    1.0 Fixed problem on ASIC96003/1 based devices, when scanning
        lineart at 200 and 300 dpi

Version 0.43-9 11/14/2005
    1.0 Fixed sizeof(long) issue for 64bit platforms, see
        bug #302195

Version 0.43-10 02/16/2006
    1.0 Fixed bug, that prevents backend from working, when the
        device is connected to parport1 or higher, parport0 works.
        Bug spotted by Christoph Steinbruchel.

Version 0.43-11 08/09/2006
    1.0 Changed sane.type to "flatbed scanner" only

Version 0.43-12 08/29/2006
    1.0 Fixed "not homing" problem, the sensor did not
        return when the driver gets the _IOCTL_STOP command
    2.0 Fixed compilation issue for kernels > 2.6.15
    3.0 Fixed compiler warning conditions

Version 0.43-13 06/18/2007
    1.0 Removed DEVFS stuff for Kernels > 2.6.15
    2.0 Added class stuff

Version 0.44-1 02/13/2013
    1.0 Fixed issues for Kernels > 2.6.35
    2.0 Define ULong and friends to uint32_t to make the driver
        work in a 64 bit environment