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 1AbUw5-0002up-00 for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:14:09 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBV1E52P002221; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:14:05 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBV1E5QQ002220; Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:14:05 -0500 Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 20:14:05 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: Glenn Ervin at Home , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031231011405.GA2217@gmx.net> References: <00a001c3cf30$58637a00$b7392bd1@iquest.net> <011001c3cf36$90e95420$6d00a8c0@desktop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <011001c3cf36$90e95420$6d00a8c0@desktop> 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: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 01:14:09 -0000 You could also get a cable taht goes to your sound card. most cards I've seen have a plug for pc speaker on them. On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 06:39:35PM -0600, Glenn Ervin at Home wrote: > I think that every mother board has a plug for a PC speaker, and I wonder if > one could get a high quality speaker of the correct ohmage. I think that PC > speakers use 4 ohms. > Glenn. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Garrett Klein" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 5:54 PM > Subject: Re: Talking bios > > > Or, as in my case, some comps don't have a PC speaker at all. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Snow" > To: "Sean McMahon" ; "Speakup is a screen review system > for Linux." > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: Talking bios > > > > that would depend on the speaker. some newer machines barely have a pc > > speaker so that would make speach unclear. some older machines I've > > seen have really good pc speakers. another idea would be to pipe the > > speaker through the onboard sound which most computers with onboard > > audio do or to put an external speaker jack for the internal speaker. > > On > > Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 09:42:11AM -0700, Sean McMahon wrote: > > > That's a good point couldn't you make sound come out the pc speaker? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Lorenzo Prince" > > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2003 9:10 AM > > > Subject: Re: Talking bios > > > > > > > > > > I guess the issue some people have is that perfect accessibility can > only > > > be achieved by making the bios talk for itself > > > > instead of having to connect a very expensive device to it that can > cost > > > as much as the computer just to get it to talk. > > > > I generally share that opinion, but I will also add that anything at > all > > > is better than nothing. > > > > > > > > PRINCE > > > > > > > > The famous speaker who no one had heard of said: > > > > > How so? She can connect a device to her computer, and just like > that > > > the > > > > > BIOS is accessible. How is that the oposit of accessible? That is > the > > > > > picture of accessible, as far as I can tell. > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Allan > > > > > Shaw wrote: > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.