From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eastrmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.240.8]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HvNPe-00075H-00 for ; Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:00:42 -0400 Received: from eastrmimpo01.cox.net ([68.1.16.119]) by eastrmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070605010012.IGDH8985.eastrmmtao102.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2007 21:00:12 -0400 Received: from bonus-eruptus ([72.198.87.190]) by eastrmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id 7d0B1X00646QN3s0000000; Mon, 04 Jun 2007 21:00:11 -0400 From: cmbrannon@cox.net (C.M. Brannon) To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Definitely unslung References: <000001c7a706$41dd1a00$0302a8c0@forestfern> Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:54:40 -0500 In-Reply-To: <000001c7a706$41dd1a00$0302a8c0@forestfern> (Georgina Joyce's message of "Tue, 5 Jun 2007 01:12:43 +0100") Message-ID: <87zm3fkypb.fsf@cox.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/21.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:00:42 -0000 "Georgina Joyce" writes: > no more mods on this one. But I'm still looking for a way of > building my own Linux portable PC that I can use as a mp3 player if > I choose, a note taker, or diary manager. While the slug has 2 USB > ports and a Ethernet connection I really need to be able to add > further boards such as Bluetooth and wireless B/G. So if anyone > else is meddling in such areas please let me know. Hi, I've been hoping for an affordable portable Linux system for some time, especially if it has wireless networking and ethernet. I hate lugging a laptop; the dead weight of a screen is especially irksome. PDAs with speech are overpriced. Most seem to run Windows, with one exception (the Pappenmeier device). There's a group of people who are trying to turn a Linksys router into a talking portable. See www.louderlinux.net. I wish them luck. Does your "slug" device use an x86 processor? That would make it especially attractive. -- Chris