From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 57BE81EF81D; Tue, 4 Nov 2014 06:00:35 -0500 (EST) Received: from server1.shellworld.net (shellworld.net [69.60.117.94]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A86A1EF818 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2014 06:00:33 -0500 (EST) Received: by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix, from userid 1024) id 73C9C228D4; Tue, 4 Nov 2014 06:00:24 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server1.shellworld.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7129E228B9 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2014 06:00:24 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 06:00:24 -0500 (EST) From: Jude DaShiell To: speakup@linux-speakup.org Subject: finished with slackware Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list 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, 04 Nov 2014 11:00:35 -0000 I have an amd athelon k8 northbridge processor dual core machine with 1,000MB of memory on it and a litetalk synthesizer attached to its only serial port and keying in boot parameters almost as soon as starting the machine also fails on this hardware. I can't do anything with slackware on the laptops I have since if those have serial ports, those ports have 9 holes rather than 9 pins and the litetalk synthesizers do not come with dual serial plugs one with holes and the other with pins and I don't have the necessary cable to bend the gender. When I moved out of Maryland I left too much technology there by other people's choices and where I'm at now I may be able to shop for technology once in a five year period of time. Slackware needs to start emulating debian by making a boot beep happen at the boot prompt on their installation disks otherwise whatever other hardware I get in the future makes no sense to even consider that distribution. The company is either unwilling or incapable of getting their subscription shipping problem straightened out too. jude Twitter: @jdashiel