From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pop.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18PnsD-0003hO-00 for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2002 12:57:17 -0500 Received: (qmail 22510 invoked by uid 0); 21 Dec 2002 17:56:43 -0000 Received: from dhcp129-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.129) by mail.gmx.net (mp021-rz3) with SMTP; 21 Dec 2002 17:56:43 -0000 Message-ID: <000e01c2a919$ee870da0$6401a8c0@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <000401c2a7cf$615f4e60$be00a8c0@default> <20021219024936.GA697@romuald.net.eu.org> <003401c2a7c5$521810e0$be00a8c0@default> <20021220014258.GB323@romuald.net.eu.org> <000401c2a7cf$615f4e60$be00a8c0@default> <3.0.5.32.20021219223914.010ddee0@pop-server.tampabay.rr.com> <3.0.5.32.20021220083501.01108618@pop-server.tampabay.rr.com> <20021221162416.GE6759@rednote.net> <20021221174517.GA4732@romuald.net.eu.org> Subject: Re: a bit of trivia I found interesting Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 12:53:54 -0500 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 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Yeah I don't see why they think that's a good excuse. It can't run regular windows ce software anyways from what I've heard. Explorer has caused a general protection fault in module kernel32.dll. I'm sick of Winblows! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" To: Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 12:45 PM Subject: Re: a bit of trivia I found interesting > Yes, and the interesting part is that a few of us on the braillenote list have been asking for a port of linux with no response from pdi. > > I had also asked during Humanware's chat sessions what was the reasoning for going with windows ce, and the response was because it's a "mainstream operating system". > > Greg > > > On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 11:24:16AM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > > We believe the chip in the Braille Note is the NEC VR41xx. > > > > Several of us joined in a project to port Linux to the Braille Note this > > time last year. We were unsuccessful when Pulse-Data would not supply > > units for us to work with. > > > > That's the real issue--one would need to be able to take the risk on > > blowing away a few Braille Note boards, and especially the flash roms, > > before one got it right. That would be costly to most of us, myself > > included. > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >