numpad for laptop

[Raul A. Gallegos]

I have a numpad for my laptop.  It pluggs into the keyboard port and all it is is just the 10-key pad.  This makes it easy to use screen readers whether it's in 
windows, dos or linux and the laptop.  No funky fn key to mess with.

On Tue, 19 Sep 2000 21:10:55 -0500, Brent Harding wrote:

>Will plip work the same way? I was thinking plip would be easiest
>especially if I do get linux on my laptop (kind of hard to use speakup
>without a numpad though)
>At 07:23 PM 9/19/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>Laplink require either a serial port or a parrelel port on each machine
>>(but not both at the same time). You can not, however, use serial on one
>>machine and parallel on another.
>>
>>If you are going to do this often, you can get a switch box to go back and
>>forth between the printer and laplink. Also, you only need speech working
>>with one of the two machines.
>>
>>Incedently, you can also transfer files with the software built into
>>Windows. You just have to install "direct cable connection." You can find
>>it in the add/remove programs on the windows setup tab. (No I won't give
>>you instructions though. You can however look at the help file. Same with
>>more info on laplink.)
>>
>>-- 
>>Kirk Wood
>>Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
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>>
>>Seek simplicity -- and distrust it.
>>		Alfred North Whitehead
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