From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from blindtechs.net ([68.14.253.25]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1F4Iyl-0008JY-00 for ; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:29:04 -0500 Received: from [192.168.2.2] (unknown [192.168.2.1]) by blindtechs.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 267A6884ED for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 07:28:33 -0700 (MST) In-Reply-To: <8C705DEA-60D2-449E-82F6-097B39598FF1@handsontechnologeyes.com> References: <009901c62715$b6011ac0$e700a8c0@sparky> <8C705DEA-60D2-449E-82F6-097B39598FF1@handsontechnologeyes.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) X-Priority: 3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <4E6A4CE2-0AFC-4D80-AFC1-244D17C1E13E@blindtechs.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net" Subject: Re: Linux on BrailleNotes Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 07:28:29 -0700 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 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, 01 Feb 2006 14:29:04 -0000 understandable to a point. the arm 400mhz processor is not propriitary. and there is a brltty driver for the bralle display. I don't think a task would be that difficult if the blind programmers got together and wanted to get it done. On Feb 1, 2006, at 5:57 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > As I understand it, not only the software but the hardware is > proprietary inside. You'd have to wipe it and start over. > > -- > Jonnie Apple Seed > With his: > Hands-On Technolog(eye)s > > > On Feb 1, 2006, at 7:41 AM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net wrote: > > You know, I have thought about this for along time, and have thought > about how to go about iit. but never got started on thhe beginning > points of it, but believe mme, it crossed y mind a million times to > just say "Foget humanware and they crappy customer service" and just > some how get linux on my braillenote pk. > > On Feb 1, 2006, at 2:55 AM, Chris Norman wrote: > >> Hi people, >> Does anyone know weather or not there is a linux distribution which >> will >> work on the BrailleNote from PulseData? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Chris Norman >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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