From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 16sy6g-0003uF-00 for ; Wed, 03 Apr 2002 22:40:14 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g343dMA00507 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:39:22 -0600 Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 21:39:22 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: pci usb synths Message-ID: <20020403213922.A498@uic.edu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from kirk@braille.uwo.ca on Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 06:33:04AM -0500 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hmmmm, I thought someone on this list said a while back that they were able to run speakup with a bns and some other serial synth via such a converter. Greg On Tue, Apr 02, 2002 at 06:33:04AM -0500, Kirk Reiser wrote: > A usb to serial converter won't do any good for talking to a serial > synth. The reason is that the i/o ports for the uarts are not the > same and we speak to the ports at a very low level. I am trying to > find time to include usb and pcmcia support. > > Kirk > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk@braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup