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 1AZDIu-0003dZ-00 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:00:16 -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 hBOI0E0h025142 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK) for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:00:14 -0500 Received: (from janina@localhost) by cantata.rednote.net (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-6.6) id hBOI0DrG025137 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:00:13 -0500 Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:00:13 -0500 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031224180012.GV3259@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> <20031224174923.GP3259@rednote.net> <20031224175430.GB761@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031224175430.GB761@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 18:00:16 -0000 I guess I should be complete about the advice here ... If you get a system which is currently using Milo, you have to set a jumper to switch to SRM. But, if you get an Alpha, you know where to ask for help! Alex Snow writes: > From: Alex Snow > > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina@rednote.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://accessibility.freestandards.org