Wow, it'll be interesting to see how that goes, just getting it installed might be an issue, loadlin from win CE? If the sound worked, it'd be like having a mini computer, mp3, networking, anything we want now, easily implemented with linux on a microdrive. At 11:31 AM 11/15/01 -0500, you wrote: >so if anyone is willing to sacrifice a brlnote for the cause, I'll gladly >spearhead the effort to unixize one of them!! >now if only we can get the specs for the hardware... like the braill >display. >anyone have connections at pulsedaata? >J > >-----Original Message----- >From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com >[mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Janina Sajka >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:33 AM >To: blinux-list@redhat.com >Subject: Re: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out > > >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. 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