From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Hp2xi-0007Ma-00 for ; Fri, 18 May 2007 09:57:42 -0400 Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with ESMTP id <20070518135712.WBYS24310.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Fri, 18 May 2007 09:57:12 -0400 Received: from lnx2.holmesgrown.com ([70.162.12.128]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id 0dxA1X00V2lltDi0000000; Fri, 18 May 2007 09:57:11 -0400 Received: from lnx3.holmesgrown.com ([192.168.1.5] ident=mail) by lnx2.holmesgrown.com with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Hp2xF-0000ha-IZ for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 18 May 2007 06:57:13 -0700 Received: from steve by lnx3.holmesgrown.com with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Hp2x9-0007OA-Ux for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 18 May 2007 06:57:08 -0700 Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 06:57:07 -0700 From: Steve Holmes To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: heretical thoughts was Re: Speakup dropped from Ubuntu Message-ID: <20070518135707.GB28237@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <20070516014118.GA15268@gmx.net> <000301c7975d$68833350$6401a8c0@tunes> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000301c7975d$68833350$6401a8c0@tunes> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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, 18 May 2007 13:57:42 -0000 The big problem here presently is Speakup is locked to the hardware based addresses for a standard internal serial port. It has been my understanding that these USB to serial port converters won't work with Speakup in its present form. Until that gets corrected, the software speech argument stands. Also, I thought new computers so often come without serial ports that some day, you wouln't be able to even find one. On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 08:56:22PM -0500, Anthony Creapeau wrote: > What do you need a serial port for? I have a networking degree focusing on > Cisco devices and if there isn't a serial port you simply access it by USB > via a USB to serial adapter. Serial ports have been becoming more and more > extinct. -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://holmesgrown.ld.net/