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 1AZDDM-0003Uv-00 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:54:33 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBOHsUUf000833 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:54:30 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBOHsUNG000832 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:54:30 -0500 Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 12:54:30 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031224175430.GB761@gmx.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> <20031224174923.GP3259@rednote.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031224174923.GP3259@rednote.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i 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 17:54:33 -0000 cool. On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 12:49:24PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > 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? > > _______________________________________________ > 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.