From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AYW0w-00046u-00 for ; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 14:46:50 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBMJkc5Q008611; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 14:46:38 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBMJkbXO008610; Mon, 22 Dec 2003 14:46:38 -0500 Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 14:46:37 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: Garrett Klein , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031222194637.GC8586@gmx.net> References: <4910-2200312122782018@M2W045.mail2web.com> <000401c3c8b3$a395a3a0$68392bd1@iquest.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000401c3c8b3$a395a3a0$68392bd1@iquest.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Cc: Subject: Re: talking bios? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 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: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 19:46:50 -0000 though a motherboard running this linux bios with speakup in it would be pretty cool. especially if you could recompile the bios stuff with only the stuff you want so you could customise. On Mon, Dec 22, 2003 at 12:47:14PM -0500, Garrett Klein wrote: > Hey Igor, > > A friend of mine was looking into getting a motherboard last year that had a > sort of bios screen reader built into it. Unfortunately, the URL that I have > doesn't work anymore, I can give you the model for it though. It's called > the 845GE Chipset Pentium 4 Mother BoardBRP4GE-V. YOu could probably find > something on this via google... HTH. > > Garrett > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 2:08 AM > Subject: talking bios? > > > Hi all. I saw an article on Slashdot about a week or 2 ago about the > Linuxbios project, which can be found at linuxbios.org. This poses some > interesting ideas for the future...Theoretically, wouldn't it be possible > to integrate Speakup into the kernel that is used on the Rom chip? Also, I > think its a good idea to write to all the major motherboard manufacturers > about the Linuxbios project. And also explain how including a talking bios > in future motherboards would benifit the blind/visually impaired community. > And also explain how current bioses are inaccessible to visually impaired > people. What iare everyone's thoughts on this? > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.