John:
PMFJI, but the application I am developing uses a Pioneer 8000 for
its quick search and retrieval and I have been snooping around Scala
wondering of its suitability for quick prototyping.
I have a Pioneer doc that gives the basic communication protocol
(including the still command) which I could forward to you, if you
like. While I can't give up my player for long periods of time, I'd
be happy to loan it for a couple of days to someone in NY
beta-testing for you — or beta-test it myself. I've done some
beta-testing in the past (Impulse's Foundation for example) while
running the old AmiEXPOs. I don't think we've met, but then the
shows were quite hectic in their heyday.
Let me know if I can help.