From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cantata.rednote.net ([66.92.170.86]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AZD8S-000371-00 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:49:28 -0500 Received: from cantata.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) with ESMTP id hBOHnO0h024769 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:49:25 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id hBOHnOFZ024765 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:49:24 -0500 Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:49:24 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031224174923.GP3259@rednote.net> References: <6.0.1.1.0.20031223100651.029b0eb0@pop1.sympatico.ca> <20031223164459.GB3259@rednote.net> <6.0.1.1.0.20031223115728.029c6eb0@pop1.sympatico.ca> <20031224005434.GD3259@rednote.net> <20031224020656.GA3571@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031224020656.GA3571@gmx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i 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: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 17:49:28 -0000 There are two apps for bios access on the Alpha: Milo is a menued interface which I didn't find to be at all accessible. SRM is straight 9600 8bn1 serial command line driven. Very arcane commands, but very accessible once you learn the commands. And, almost the coolest part is how you activate serial communications -- just unplug any video monitor in the VGA port and plug something into the first serial port. Bingo, you're up at the SRM's >>> prompt. Downside is that, if you're on a BNS kind of device, you have to be careful what file you're in! I've trashed a few files because I wasn't careful. Alex Snow writes: > From: Alex Snow > > you have a dec alpha? sweet! > I'm thinking of grabbing one of those off of ebay or something. they > seem like cool machines from what I've heard. and the bios is > accessible?