Re: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out

[Janina Sajka <janina@afb.net>]

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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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
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Email: janina@afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

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