packmate under linux?

Sean McMahon smcmahon at usgs.gov
Thu Mar 4 19:57:31 EST 2004


WOuld the cost be worth the gane?  Depends on what you have and what someone may
have already baught for you.  If you want a portable computing pda environment,
Perhapse you should try to get speakup working on something like a Zoris?(don't
know the spelling).
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1 at comcast.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: packmate under linux?


> I can see that the braille display might be useable.  I agree that nothing
> is impossible, but would the cost be worth the gain?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sean Murphy" <smmail at tpg.com.au>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:09 PM
> Subject: Re: packmate under linux?
>
>
> Hi Dave.
>
> Yes it is a straight Win Ce evnironment.  But it would be possible to make
> it work as a external synthand/or braille display.  What is required:
>
> Tech specs for the Braille display and the PACMate usb connection.  If we
> had the tech specs for the braille display then someone could write a USB
> driver for linux.  Then BrlTTy could use the Braille display.  The PACMate
> would be more a difficult problem.  The PACMate would require special
> software on the unit to handle the input via usb, network or what ever means
> you decided to connect the unit.
>
> Nothing is impossible, as long as you have the time and knowledge.
> Sean
>
>
>
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