Will plip work the same way? I was thinking plip would be easiest especially if I do get linux on my laptop (kind of hard to use speakup without a numpad though) At 07:23 PM 9/19/00 -0500, you wrote: >Laplink require either a serial port or a parrelel port on each machine >(but not both at the same time). You can not, however, use serial on one >machine and parallel on another. > >If you are going to do this often, you can get a switch box to go back and >forth between the printer and laplink. Also, you only need speech working >with one of the two machines. > >Incedently, you can also transfer files with the software built into >Windows. You just have to install "direct cable connection." You can find >it in the add/remove programs on the windows setup tab. (No I won't give >you instructions though. You can however look at the help file. Same with >more info on laplink.) > >-- >Kirk Wood >Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net >------------------ > >Seek simplicity -- and distrust it. > Alfred North Whitehead > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >