talking bios?

[Erik Heil]

Hi.
Actually, it can be shown that such an item could be benificial to the
sighted community also.  There are times when using an actual display may be
impractical, say in a data center where space is at a premium.  I happen to
know for a fact that on Rs/6000 and P Series UNIX workstations that run AIX
(by IBM), this is possible, as you change the console port to one of the
serial ports.  That way you can use Winblows Terminal and you have access to
the Boot PROM, BIOS, etc.  But in all, point well taken. I'll be sure to
check out that Web site though.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <igueths at comcast.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 2:08 AM
Subject: talking bios?


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?

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