From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD9BA3EB9A for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 01:27:45 -0500 (EST) Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (IDENT:root@lacrosse.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.154]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g2E6Rjm30943 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 01:27:45 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) id g2E6RjB12534 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 01:27:45 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) with ESMTP id g2E6Ris12530 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 01:27:44 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2E6Rim30939 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 01:27:44 -0500 Received: from smtp017.mail.yahoo.com (smtp017.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.174.114]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g2E6QCr06106 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 2002 01:26:13 -0500 Received: from popra?31 (AUTH login) at unknown (HELO prasad) (popra?31@202.56.197.193) by smtp.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 14 Mar 2002 06:27:41 -0000 Message-ID: <001401c1cb21$9ef68580$c1c538ca@prasad> From: "Prasad Chaturvedula" To: References: Subject: Re: talking linux palm? Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:30:45 +0530 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Joel, Same here. Waiting and hoping that teh simputer folks will come out with a keypad design, which will benefit us. Prasad ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Zimba" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 11:50 PM Subject: RE: talking linux palm? > Mario, > > It would be nice to disable a screen completely... you must realize though, > there's no good reason for there to be a mass-market device with no > screen... and just think how hard it would be to get your screen back on if > you inadvertently deactivated it. LOL > > the hp3100 series is at least monochrome and much cheaper then the 3600. > the linux installer is now supposed to work the same way. > I'm sure they'll not make a mono 3800 model. and soon that will be the only > device on the market. > > I am watching the mail on the simputer list. It sounds like their open > design might allow you to easily get a bunch of them with no screen or > something. > > I'd still think a device which just happens to be perfectly usable by folks > who can't see a screen would be ideal. > > the keyboar I mentioned may in fact be made by hp. i'm pretty sure I saw it > on their site. > > I'll have to check again. > > J > > -----Original Message----- > From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com > [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Mario Lang > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 8:19 AM > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: talking linux palm? > > > "Joel Zimba" writes: > > > there are keyboards which snap onto the ipaq btw. > Uhm, that sounds quite nice. Do you have any link or product name? > > Remaining problem is that we then pay for a screen we dont need. > > That makes for additional size/weight too. > > At least, we d need a reliable way of disabling the screen > completely, as it uses battery. > > > I don't remember if they act as a sleeve, or require the sleeve, but it > > seems like the one I read about had added battery life > > as well as adding pcmcia or cf flash (as in another slot and maybe > bluetooth > > or 802.11 > CF + pcmcia is quite essential I think. > > > I'm still not sure the keyboard is necessary. when I can start hacking > with > > one... which has been put on hold for a while... > > I don't think the scheme I've thought of for entering characters with the > > finger or stylus would be that hard to implement... > > especially if you mark 8 or 9 places on the screen... actually making the > > 12 dots of a phone pad would work nicely as well, so numbers could be > > faster. > Interesting idea, but I wouldnt like to use that I think. > I prefer keyboards, no matter how small they are. I once typed a little > bit with the NOkia communicator which has a really small > keyboard. ANd it worked out quite well. You cant use > touch-typing of course, but with a little practice you end up > being quite fast. > > Still, a device with mini-keyboard, without screen at all would be my > perfect > system. > > > -- > CYa, > Mario > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com