packmate under linux?

Sean McMahon smcmahon at usgs.gov
Mon Mar 8 12:48:52 EST 2004


And you can use terraterm for that if the packmate supports the terraterm
package
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: packmate under linux?


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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
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > 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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