From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from gscamnlh01.wr.usgs.gov ([130.118.4.115]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1G2XNP-0006gu-00 for ; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:59:27 -0400 Received: from IGSWZTWWWSsmcm ([130.118.172.4]) by gscamnlh01.wr.usgs.gov (Lotus Domino Release 6.5.5HF94) with SMTP id 2006071710585564-994 ; Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:58:55 -0700 Message-ID: <000b01c6a9ca$ab0187d0$04ac7682@gs.doi.net> From: "Sean McMahon" To: , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000001c6a79c$3fb71e20$0a0510ac@minbari> Subject: Re: laptops with serial ports Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:58:43 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on gscamnlh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 6.5.5HF94 | February 6, 2006) at 07/17/2006 10:58:55, Serialize by Router on gscamnlh01/SERVER/USGS/DOI(Release 6.5.5HF94 | February 6, 2006) at 07/17/2006 10:59:27, Serialize complete at 07/17/2006 10:59:27 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sean McMahon , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:59:27 -0000 last year I got a del enspiron 600M with a cerial port. If you google there notes on how to get this laptop to work with linux. That moddle last year sold for 1300 however. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Beech" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 4:21 PM Subject: RE: laptops with serial ports > G'day Alex, > > You might be hard pressed to find a laptop nowadays with serial ports! An > alternative option would be to use a USB to serial converter. The main > question is, I guess, would Speakup be able to use a USB interface even > though the converter should by rights show up as a serial port? I haven't > tried using USB to serial converters under any of the Linux flavors and > probably don't fully understand all the ins and outs, etc -- hence my point > here may be a mute one. > > Cheers. > AB > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Alex Snow > Sent: Saturday, 15 July 2006 4:30 AM > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > Subject: ot: laptops with serial ports > > > Hi All, > > Looking at retiring my old Latitude cpt in favor of something a bit > faster. What current laptops do people here have experience with? My > main requirement is something with a serial port, and I'd like to find > something under $1,000. Any input would be apreciated. > > -- > MSDOS didn't get as bad as it is overnight -- it took over ten years of > careful development. > -- dmeggins@aix1.uottawa.ca > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 1.1661 (20060714) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >