From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.oregonstate.edu (smtp1.oregonstate.edu [128.193.15.35]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id A024D10CE2 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:05:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.oregonstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id B86EC3C275 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:05:57 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at oregonstate.edu Received: from smtp1.oregonstate.edu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.oregonstate.edu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id aIVq+BbAq+Th for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:05:57 -0800 (PST) Received: from ZKDESKTOP (069-064-234-003.pdx.net [69.64.234.3]) by smtp1.oregonstate.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29D0C3C1AA for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:05:56 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: From: "Zachary Kline" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: In the market Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:05:54 -0800 Organization: Oregon State University MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 081217-0, 12/17/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.11 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 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, 17 Dec 2008 20:05:59 -0000 Hi All, I've been experimenting with VirtualBox, VmWare, etc. for quite a = while now, and enjoy the results I've gotten. Nevertheless, I'm = interested in possibly moving at least partially over to real iron at = some point and was wondering about availability of things like serial = ports. I have a DecTalk USB, though I don't know where the serial cable = for that went. (I'm pretty sure I can buy that sort of thing.) Maybe = this is just me or my first ever Linux experience talking, which was = Zipspeak on an old Windows 98 machine with hardware speech, but I've = never felt all that comfortable with software for Linux. Anyhow, I'm just curious as to whether it might be better for me to = try to build a machine by hand: something I haven't done before, or look = for something off a shelf somewhere. Ideally this machine will be = dedicated to Linux and have a hardware serial port. Speed isn't really = a factor for me. As for desktops vs. laptops, I'm open to either though = I've a slight preference for the latter. Any thoughts? Experiences? Suggestions? Thanks much, Zack.