In article <199805260241.WAA08477@istari.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>,
Michael C. Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> wrote:
>   However, a camera seems a bit of a complicated things to start with.
> I'm looking for suggestions on a useful, simple, (cheap) USB peripheral
> that would be good for debugging the host end of a USB driver. Does anyone
> have any thoughts?

I've heard of USB serial/parallel port devices. I'd assume they're
simpler to program, and they'd be useful for people short on IRQs or
slots for such things.