From: Brent Harding <bharding@doorpi.net>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: RE: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:50:06 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20011115135006.00a81590@mail.doorpi.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <LOBBLDACEOFPDCHFACIPCEMLCOAA.jzimba@erols.com>
Wow, it'll be interesting to see how that goes, just getting it installed
might be an issue, loadlin from win CE? If the sound worked, it'd be like
having a mini computer, mp3, networking, anything we want now, easily
implemented with linux on a microdrive.
At 11:31 AM 11/15/01 -0500, you wrote:
>so if anyone is willing to sacrifice a brlnote for the cause, I'll gladly
>spearhead the effort to unixize one of them!!
>now if only we can get the specs for the hardware... like the braill
>display.
>anyone have connections at pulsedaata?
>J
>
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>To: blinux-list@redhat.com
>Subject: Re: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out
>
>
>As it happens, the Braille Note is built around the MIPS chip which is
>supported by linux, so the answer is "yes," that would be possible.
>
>As a matter of fact, this is a more timely question than may first meet
>the ... ahem ... ear? <grin>
>
>The Braille Note runs Win CE, but Microsoft will no longer support MIPS
>clients with it's Win CE OS. Therefore, Pulse Data, the Braille Note's
>manufacturer finds itself dumped like a spurned lover. They have no
>tomorrow to look forward to with Microsoft. I have been suggesting they
>consider going with linux, now that their future is so up in the air.
>
> On
>Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Brent Harding wrote:
>
>> Wow, the linux is probably in some kind of rom that's unchangable so if
>you
>> trash it you have something to come back to. Wonder if you could get linux
>> on a braille note?
>> At 01:55 PM 11/14/01 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Of course it would. If it is supported in linux, it'll run wherever you
>> >have linux--with the appropriate support modules installed, of course. We
>> >don't know, for example, how complete the Papenmeier linux installation
>> >is. For example, I would rather doubt they've installed gnome and kde,
>but
>> >I've been wrong before.
>> > On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Brent Harding wrote:
>> >
>> >> Wow, would that likely work in the system's linux support? My laptop
>isn't
>> >> working real good for audio, as the dectalk feeds an overtone in to the
>> >> system whenever it's port is accessed, even when pulling the cable out
>and
>> >> all. The port must be giving the noise.
>> >> At 09:52 AM 11/14/01 -0500, you wrote:
>> >> >I don't mind the lack of line in. For serious audio work you'd want to
>> use
>> >> >the pcm slot with a device like the RME Hammerfalls DSP.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Tommy Craig wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Yes you can use your own software. As for line in and out, It
>definately
>> >> has
>> >> >> line out. I don't believe that it has line in. It does have a built
>in
>> >> >> microphone.
>> >> >> Tommy
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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