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What version? Also there is something called tinytalk if anyone wants it let
me know and I can send it to them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net>
To: <blinux-list@redhat.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD Access (Was Re: ultrasonix )


>
> Yes, it is free, but I've not had good experience with it out of the box.
>
>
> On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, Jared wrote:
>
> > Jaws for dos from henter joice is free from there web sight not sure if
you
> > could make use of it thoe.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@afb.net>
> > To: <blinux-list@redhat.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 7:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD Access (Was Re: ultrasonix )
> >
> >
> > > asap is very much like speakup.
> > >
> > > The demo will run for 20 minutes and then play you a commercial about
> > > buying asap. Then it'll play the commercial again in 19 minutes, then
in
> > > 18, etc. Numbers may progres a bit faster--I don't recall.
> > >  On Sun, 14 Oct
> > > 2001, Brent Harding wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does the asap demo pretty much work like speakup for editing? I
suppose
> > > > with ve, it's got cursor keys mixed up, so when I arrow around left
and
> > > > right fast enough it repeats the letter, but linux telnet with
speakup
> > > > edits like linux at physical console. VE still works when timed out,
> > > > although you lose review mode and the like, but paying huge for dos
> > support
> > > > kind of sucks too.
> > > > At 02:39 PM 10/14/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >Two suggestions:
> > > > >
> > > > >1.) Since you're using a demo of Vocal-Eyes, and not a registered
> > > > >copy, why not go get the asap demo from http://www.microtalk.com?
It
> > works
> > > > >well with PC Console apps without tweaks;
> > > > >
> > > > >2.) Try turning Revector checking on in Vocal-Eyes. Do:
> > > > > Ctrl-Backslash to enter the VE Control Panel;
> > > > > Arrow to Option 5 -- General
> > > > > Arrow to Option 13 -- Advanced
> > > > > Arrow to Option 3 -- Revector
> > > > >
> > > > >It will be off by default. Turn it on. It will tell you that you
need
> > to
> > > > >reboot after using VE with this setting turned on, but that's not a
> > > > >problem when running in a DOS Window under Windows because you can
just
> > > > >exit the DOS session and restart--something you probably mean to do
> > > > >anyway.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, Brent
> > > > >Harding wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> I've been using cygwin a little while, I find it hard to edit
files,
> > the
> > > > >> demo of vocal-eyes I have doesn't track the screen well, tried
> > windows
> > > > >> telnet, equally not good, but cygwin responds a little better.
> > > > >> At 11:49 AM 10/13/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > > > >> >On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, Martin G. McCormick
<martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >> I have been behind on reading Email this Summer, but I
> > > > >> >> just read the discussion concerning FreeBSD.  This is a little
> > > > >> >> off-topic because FreeBSD isn't Linux, but it is open-source,
> > > > >> >> free, and very robust.  This last Summer, I installed
FreeBSD-4.3
> > > > >> >> on four IBM Netfinity servers.  It took me a bit to get the
hang
> > > > >> >> of the process, but it is extremely blind-friendly if your
system
> > > > >> >> has at least one serial port and that port functions as Com1.
> > > > >> >Thanks a lot for your report; that's very interesting.
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> FreeBSD is just another fine open-source choice we have.
> > > > >> >> I think it has much better security by default than Linux
does,
> > > > >> >> but Linux can be quite secure if you take the time to make it
> > > > >> >> that way.
> > > > >> >Well, actually, let's not forget that linux is just the kernel;
> > security
> > > > >> >level varies greatly between the different distributions. Also,
> > > > >> distributions
> > > > >> >like Redhat who are trying to become more user friendly can't
quite
> > do so
> > > > >> >without sacrificing security a little. I think the level of
security
> > by
> > > > >> >default also does differ amongst the different BSD based OSes
> > anyway.
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Anyway, I figured I would share my experiences with the
> > > > >> >> rest of the list regarding FreeBSD.
> > > > >> >Again, thank you for doing so.
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> I probably should amend what I said at the first.  If
> > > > >> >> you have a Windows P.C. and JAWS or any of the other Windows
> > > > >> >> screen readers, that will also work fine to communicate with
the
> > > > >> >> FreeBSD system's serial port.  Your Windows terminal program
> > > > >> >> should emulate a VT100 and the Comm port needs to be 9600, N,
8
> > > > >> >> and 1 in order to work with the remote console built in to the
> > > > >> >> FreeBSD installation disk.
> > > > >> >Hey, you've forgotten linux! :) You could easily use a linux box
> > with
> > > > >> minicom
> > > > >> >to access the target machine...
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK
> > > > >> >> OSU Center for Computing and Information Services Network
> > Operations
> > > > Group
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >>
> > > > >> >> _______________________________________________
> > > > >> >> 
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> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> >
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> > > > >
> > > > >Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
> > > > >
> > > > >Chair, Accessibility SIG
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> > > > >Learn how to make accessible software at
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> > > > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> > >
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> 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
>
>
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