From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mxsf27.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.227]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1G1XYq-0001UO-00 for ; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:59:08 -0400 Received: from mxip05a.cluster1.charter.net (mxip05a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.135]) by mxsf27.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k6ENwbAb000730 for ; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:58:37 -0400 Received: from 24-151-119-063.dhcp.nwtn.ct.charter.com (HELO h14me.homelinux.net) ([24.151.119.63]) by mxip05a.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 14 Jul 2006 19:58:25 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.06,245,1149480000"; d="scan'208"; a="300834952:sNHT435930944" Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k6ENwOwS028334; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:58:24 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id k6ENwOLf028333; Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:58:24 -0400 Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:58:24 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: a.beech@bigpond.net.au, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: laptops with serial ports Message-ID: <20060714235824.GA28313@gmx.net> References: <20060714182943.GA26714@gmx.net> <000001c6a79c$3fb71e20$0a0510ac@minbari> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000001c6a79c$3fb71e20$0a0510ac@minbari> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 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: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:59:09 -0000 The problem with usb to serial is I don't know if it'll give me a serial console to do an install...I know it won't work with speakup compiled into the kernel since the usb subsystem doesn't load early enough. I actually did find 2 laptops with serial, the Latitude d820 and the Inspiron 600m. On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 09:21:35AM +1000, Adrian Beech wrote: > G'day Alex, > > You might be hard pressed to find a laptop nowadays with serial ports! An > alternative option would be to use a USB to serial converter. The main > question is, I guess, would Speakup be able to use a USB interface even > though the converter should by rights show up as a serial port? I haven't > tried using USB to serial converters under any of the Linux flavors and > probably don't fully understand all the ins and outs, etc -- hence my point > here may be a mute one. > > Cheers. > AB > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Alex Snow > Sent: Saturday, 15 July 2006 4:30 AM > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > Subject: ot: laptops with serial ports > > > Hi All, > > Looking at retiring my old Latitude cpt in favor of something a bit > faster. What current laptops do people here have experience with? My > main requirement is something with a serial port, and I'd like to find > something under $1,000. Any input would be apreciated. > > -- > MSDOS didn't get as bad as it is overnight -- it took over ten years of > careful development. > -- dmeggins@aix1.uottawa.ca > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 1.1661 (20060714) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Microsoft Corp., concerned by the growing popularity of the free 32-bit operating system for Intel systems, Linux, has employed a number of top programmers from the underground world of virus development. Bill Gates stated yesterday: "World domination, fast -- it's either us or Linus". Mr. Torvalds was unavailable for comment ... -- Robert Manners, rjm@swift.eng.ox.ac.uk, in comp.os.linux.setup