packmate under linux?

[Alex Snow]

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what would be really nice is a serial communications package for the 
packmate. that would give slightly more access then a telnet/ssh pkg 
but it's downside would be the configuration on the linux side.
On Sun, 
Mar 07, 2004 at 04:15:01PM +1100, Sean Murphy wrote:
> Hi Alex.
> 
> The difference between the PACMate and BrailleNote is that the PACMate uses
> standard Windows CE (Pocket pc)  applications.  Only configuration is
> required is the scripting language of Jaws.  The BrailleNote doesn't have
> this ability, programs would have to be custom made.
> 
> Using a terminal program to access Linux on a PACMate would give a person
> the ability of accessing a shell session anywhere.  But the down side is
> that you loose the nisty of the console access.  The PACMate braille display
> can be used as a dedicated braille display if a driver was develop for it
> under Linux.  Developing a true talking telnet consolue would be great, but
> you wouldn't get kernal information at log in.
> 
> Sean
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> From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 9:19 AM
> Subject: Re: packmate under linux?
> 
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> > yeah but I thought the packmate and braillenote couldn't use regular
> > wince apps.
> > On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 07:18:29PM -0500, Christopher Toth
> > wrote:
> > > I don't know if this's already been said, but how about just using some
> > > erm... well, I guess not free... terminal software, and then just using
> jaws
> > > for pocket pc to read your console through ssh?
> > >
> > > ----- 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 19:09
> > > 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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