From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta2.math.wisc.edu (mta2.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.24]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 229A21EF538 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:26:21 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mta2.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 564CA126006 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:26:15 -0600 (CST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mta2.math.wisc.edu Received: from mta2.math.wisc.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mta2.math.wisc.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id nbWONBEI8zMT for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:26:15 -0600 (CST) Received: from mta2.math.wisc.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mta2.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E69D9126005 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:26:14 -0600 (CST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on delta.math.wisc.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.5 required=6.5 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=disabled version=3.3.1 Received: from mailhost.math.wisc.edu (erdos.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.25]) by mta2.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:26:14 -0600 (CST) Received: from VV507J (vv507j.math.wisc.edu [144.92.166.19]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mailhost.math.wisc.edu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E2D11540075 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:26:14 -0600 (CST) From: "John G. Heim" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" References: Your message of Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:16:03 +0100. <50C83D43.7000103@mjw.se> In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: Are the days of hardware synths and speaking from boot numbered? Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:26:14 -0600 Organization: UW-Madison Message-ID: <005801cdd87d$06251ea0$126f5be0$@math.wisc.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQNmbsrr1uAV1qW12kn5NYzaZ9m42pTkDM/Q Content-Language: en-us X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: "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: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:26:21 -0000 I always buy Asus mobos and they always have a serial header. The adapter you need is available from cables2go for about $10. My department always buys from Dell and they always come with the serial port DB9 port on the back. So for me, it hasn't been a problem using my serial hardware synth. -----Original Message----- From: Speakup [mailto:speakup-bounces@linux-speakup.org] On Behalf Of acollins@icsmail.net Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:26 AM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Are the days of hardware synths and speaking from boot numbered? Well, they may be, but not quite yet. As John Covici pointed out, you can get cables and brackets to extend the serial headers on your mother board, if it has them. On the other hand, if you have an old isa card, and are in the market to buy a new computer, there are still companiesout there that make computers with both isa and pci slots, you just have to look for them. One that I found while doing a search is Nixsys Open Systems. Their web site is nixsys.com, where you will find a link for isa slot computers. They come in both short tower and rack mount configurations. Hope this helps. Gene _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@linux-speakup.org http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup