I want to continue using hardware speech as long as possible, namely my double talk PC as the tripple talk pci isn't linux compatible. I'm getting a strange problem in windows, where if I type a long enough message, I'll get a loud continuous sound that changes pitch as you type through the PC speaker, making the assumption this mother board may not go much further. At 06:17 PM 12/12/01 -0800, you wrote: >On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 07:51:25PM -0600, Brent Harding wrote: >> Is there any adapter type devices out that will allow an isa card to work >> in a pci slot? I mean, something like stick the isa card in to a card that >> you put in to the pci slot? >> >> > >Very unlikely IMO. I follow computer hardware to some degree and haven't >seen anything like that so far. > >The bus protocol, voltage for some lines, and logic are very different for >ISA or PCI so it's easier to just get the PCI card. Systems come with PCI >chipsets which have a bridge for ISA bus to support legacy systems but >that's done on the motherboard. While theoreticaly possible it would not >get very far in practice due to mechanical issues with it. You don't have >enough space and the right brackets to accomodate such an arangement. > >Depending on what you want to do, there might be an easier solution to >your problem. > >-- >Rafael > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >