Already is. There is A festival cline that seems to work well. On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Joel Zimba wrote: > oh sorry, > > I wasn't clear. I was referring to performing the re-flashing of a brlnote. > not the > happy hacking of an ipaq, which is obviously much cheaper. > > Once I get the floating point stuff out of rsynth it will run quite > elegantly on a small platform, and it (the ipaq) should be a pretty usable > little device. > > glad I can still remember how to write :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com > [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Luke Davis > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 5:01 PM > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > Subject: RE: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out > > > Same price? An IPAQ is going to be around six hundred bucks, maybe seven, > but you don't need the color resolution. The Elva is what? > > > On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Joel Zimba wrote: > > > have a read of handhelds.org it pretty well describes the process for the > > ipaq 3600... > > > > I've seen descriptions for other devices. it's mostly the same... > > > > presumably there are the utilities for backing up wince and the linux > loader > > you would install... > > I would not put it on the list of practical options at the moment, but > > certainly possible. > > > > and the incentive to do it is pretty much nill now that a device exists > > which is roughly the same price and has the work already done for you. > > > > Linux on devices other then pcs will bbe much more common in the coming > > months. > > now that tts is coming to be a more mainstream feature, we can expect the > > level of hacking required to have reasonable access to drop dramatically. > > > > time shall tell, > > > > J > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com > > [mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Brent Harding > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 4:07 PM > > To: blinux-list@redhat.com > > Subject: RE: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out > > > > > > I suppose, how would one even do this? > > At 02:41 PM 11/15/01 -0500, you wrote: > > >or you could save yourself the work and buy the elba... > > > > > >now you see the point? > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com > > >[mailto:blinux-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Brent Harding > > >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:50 PM > > >To: blinux-list@redhat.com > > >Subject: RE: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out > > > > > > > > >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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