As it happens, the Braille Note is built around the MIPS chip which is supported by linux, so the answer is "yes," that would be possible. As a matter of fact, this is a more timely question than may first meet the ... ahem ... ear? <grin> The Braille Note runs Win CE, but Microsoft will no longer support MIPS clients with it's Win CE OS. Therefore, Pulse Data, the Braille Note's manufacturer finds itself dumped like a spurned lover. They have no tomorrow to look forward to with Microsoft. I have been suggesting they consider going with linux, now that their future is so up in the air. On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Brent Harding wrote: > Wow, the linux is probably in some kind of rom that's unchangable so if you > trash it you have something to come back to. Wonder if you could get linux > on a braille note? > At 01:55 PM 11/14/01 -0500, you wrote: > >Of course it would. If it is supported in linux, it'll run wherever you > >have linux--with the appropriate support modules installed, of course. We > >don't know, for example, how complete the Papenmeier linux installation > >is. For example, I would rather doubt they've installed gnome and kde, but > >I've been wrong before. > > On Wed, 14 Nov 2001, Brent Harding wrote: > > > >> Wow, would that likely work in the system's linux support? My laptop isn't > >> working real good for audio, as the dectalk feeds an overtone in to the > >> system whenever it's port is accessed, even when pulling the cable out and > >> all. The port must be giving the noise. > >> At 09:52 AM 11/14/01 -0500, you wrote: > >> >I don't mind the lack of line in. For serious audio work you'd want to > use > >> >the pcm slot with a device like the RME Hammerfalls DSP. > >> > > >> > > >> >On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Tommy Craig wrote: > >> > > >> >> Yes you can use your own software. As for line in and out, It definately > >> has > >> >> line out. I don't believe that it has line in. It does have a built in > >> >> microphone. > >> >> Tommy > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> > >> >> Blinux-list@redhat.com > >> >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> >> > >> > > >> >-- > >> > > >> > Janina Sajka, Director > >> > Technology Research and Development > >> > Governmental Relations Group > >> > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > >> > > >> >Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > >> > > >> >Chair, Accessibility SIG > >> >Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > >> >http://www.openebook.org > >> > > >> >Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > >> >Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > >> > > >> >Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > >> >King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > >> >http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > >> > > >> >Learn how to make accessible software at > >> >http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >_______________________________________________ > >> > > >> >Blinux-list@redhat.com > >> >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> > >> Blinux-list@redhat.com > >> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > > > >-- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > >Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > >Chair, Accessibility SIG > >Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > >http://www.openebook.org > > > >Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > >Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > > >Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > >King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > >http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > > >Learn how to make accessible software at > >http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Blinux-list@redhat.com > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp