From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AYi9a-0002Fu-00 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 03:44:34 -0500 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (ldavis@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hBN8iXg7027624 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:44:33 GMT (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (ldavis@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id hBN8iXlu027621 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 02:44:33 -0600 (CST) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: ldavis owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 02:44:33 -0600 (CST) From: Luke Davis To: Speakup@braille.uwo.ca In-Reply-To: <007601c3c8fb$1138fdc0$6d00a8c0@desktop> Message-ID: References: <4910-2200312122782018@M2W045.mail2web.com> <010e01c3c88f$02da10f0$0201a8c0@eheil> <007601c3c8fb$1138fdc0$6d00a8c0@desktop> Organization: "Tacticus Communications, Inc." MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Subject: Re: talking bios? X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 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, 23 Dec 2003 08:44:34 -0000 On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, Glenn Ervin at Home wrote: > I think it would be great! > It frustrates me to wait for someone to come along to read the BIOS for me. Agreed. The only PCs which ever had accessible BIOSes, were the Dell units, and even that only worked if you could boot DOS, and get a screen reader up. Being able to access BIOS/CMOS information via terminal, speech synth (half terminal), or even better: via network, would be quite nice. I'll definitely investigate this project, and do what publicity I can. Luke