And what is the first thing camera companies want to do? My fear is the answer lies hidden in the ratio of reply to email in this response I received:

Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 11:00 AM
From: support@largan.com
Subject: RE: Chameleon Mega driver interface

THe only files we have are at our website.

Huge Sale!
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All Largan Chameleon digital cameras are on sale for $59.99!
These cameras are not trade in's but direct from the manufacturer.
For information go to http://www.largan.com/sale.htm!

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visit http://www.largan.com/newsletter.htm.

Thank you for your interest in Largan.
Will Pierce
Administrator
Largan Tech Support
2432 West Peoria Ave Suite 1166
Phoenix, AZ 85029
1-877-474-9357 (Toll Free)
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Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:29 PM
To: support@largan.com
Subject: Chameleon Mega driver interface

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am interested in writing a USB Linux driver for my chameleon Mega 1.3 megapixel camera. How would may I obtain technical information for the USB interface? I would like to replicate the functionality of sp503app.exe under Linux. Thanks!