From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [204.233.198.50] (helo=linserver.romuald.net.eu.org) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18PnhH-0003Uw-00 for ; Sat, 21 Dec 2002 12:45:59 -0500 Received: (qmail 4754 invoked by uid 1023); 21 Dec 2002 17:45:17 -0000 Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 11:45:17 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: a bit of trivia I found interesting Message-ID: <20021221174517.GA4732@romuald.net.eu.org> 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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021221162416.GE6759@rednote.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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