linux notetaker

[Asmodean]

I thought you could get access to the shell as root on those.  At least that
is what I was told at one point of me searching for a display.

----- Original Message -----
From: <eh51 at cornell.edu>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Cc: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: linux notetaker


>
> The ELBA is a linux-based notetaker, made by Papenmeier, and available
> from Sighted Electronics in the US.  I have been using one for about 8
> months and I like it a lot.  Like everything else Linux, it's extremely
> stable and dependable.  They only come as braille display units, though,
> which makes them expensive.  But the braille is beautiful.
>
> You don't get as much control over the Linux system as you would if it
> were your desktop machine.  They block access to some stuff to make
> support easier for them.