From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from texasisp.com ([216.88.101.2] ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AYrxC-0007TG-00 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:12:26 -0500 Received: from breckuser144.texasisp.com (IDENT:1004@breckuser144.texasisp.com [216.89.55.144]) by texasisp.com (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id hBNJInm12471 for ; Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:18:50 -0600 Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:18:30 -0600 (CST) From: randy turner X-X-Sender: rturner2@darkstar.example.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca In-Reply-To: <4910-2200312122782018@M2W045.mail2web.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 19:12:26 -0000 man that would bewonderfull! i doubt we can get them to do it but i am all for writing to some of them randy On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, igueths@comcast.net wrote: > Hi all. I saw an article on Slashdot about a week or 2 ago about the > Linuxbios project, which can be found at linuxbios.org. This poses some > interesting ideas for the future...Theoretically, wouldn't it be possible > to integrate Speakup into the kernel that is used on the Rom chip? Also, I > think its a good idea to write to all the major motherboard manufacturers > about the Linuxbios project. And also explain how including a talking bios > in future motherboards would benifit the blind/visually impaired community. > And also explain how current bioses are inaccessible to visually impaired > people. What iare everyone's thoughts on this? > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >