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From: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin@cableone.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Linux on BrailleNotes
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 01:51:58 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <012101c610d1$782667f0$6a00a8c0@desktop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060202012115.GA3654@localhost.localdomain>

That is great, I don't know how much memory is available in a BN.
Glenn
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From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@romuald.net.eu.org>
To: "Glenn at home" <GlennErvin@cableone.net>; "Speakup is a screen review 
system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: Linux on BrailleNotes


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No, not necessarily. We're actually hoping that once we get netbsd
running on the bn, that we'll be able to also leave the original
windows ce on it as well, thus giving people the choice of running
freesoft, or keysoft with a simple reboot (grin).

Greg



On Tue, Jan 03, 2006 at 06:58:00PM -0600, Glenn at home wrote:
> I don't know how hard it would be to get Linux on a notetaker, but it sure
> does not matter what O S it is using now.
> Whatever the O S is, it will have to be wiped out to make room for the new 
> O
> S.
> I think it would take a dedicated team to get it going.
> You might need to know the detailed information on the chip sets inside, 
> and
> some data might need decoding.
> It is beyond my ability, but this is the same concept that the open source
> RockBox uses to port into the devices that are running a different 
> firmware.
> I think that if there is a way to upgrade the Braille Note, there is a way
> to over-write it's O S.  But it might take some cooperation from 
> HumanWare.
> Glenn

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 Chris Norman
 ` Luke Yelavich
   ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
     ` Ann K. Parsons
       ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
       ` David Poehlman
         ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
           ` Gregory Nowak
         ` tyler
           ` David Poehlman
   ` Travis Siegel
     ` tyler
 ` David Poehlman
   ` Charles Hallenbeck
     ` Glenn at home
       ` tyler
         ` Glenn at home
           ` tyler
 ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
   ` David Poehlman
     ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
     ` hank smith
       ` David Poehlman
         ` tyler
           ` Gregory Nowak
             ` David Poehlman
     ` Garrett Klein
       ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
         ` Gregory Nowak
           ` tyler
             ` David Poehlman
         ` tyler
       ` tyler
         ` Gregory Nowak
           ` Luke Yelavich
             ` Gregory Nowak
             ` Willem van der Walt
               ` tyler
                 ` Willem van der Walt
                 ` Travis Siegel
                   ` tyler
                   ` Willem van der Walt
           ` tyler
             ` tyler
               ` David Poehlman
                 ` tyler
 ` Ann K. Parsons
   ` Jim Kutsch
   ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
   ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
     ` tyler
       ` Travis Siegel
       ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
         ` tyler
       ` Glenn at home
         ` tyler
   ` Glenn at home
     ` Gregory Nowak
       ` Glenn at home [this message]
 ` David Csercsics
   ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
     ` tyler
 ` Gregory Nowak
   ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
     ` tyler
       ` BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
         ` tyler
       ` David Poehlman
         ` tyler
           ` David Poehlman
             ` Dan Murphy
               ` David Poehlman
               ` tyler
 ` David Csercsics
 Thomas Stivers
 ` tyler
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