There already is an improved version of the doubletalk pc that is available for both the pci and usb bus. Greg On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 11:03:26PM -0500, Kirk Wood wrote: > On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 07:31:07PM -0400, Scott Howell wrote: > > Am I insane or are there really main boards out there with no serial > > ports? I'd rid myself of that board immediately.<grin> > > Hate to say this, but the attitude is what sets back accesibility in the > first place. Yes, I would suggest avoiding this if buying new equipment > and you have a serial synth. But this is the future. The fact is that a > serial port is a resource hog. Perhaps preasure should instead be put on > manufactures to offer other access means such as PCI and USB synths. > > Before anyone starts on USB, it is very possible to detect some hardware > on the port before init starts. Keyboards and mice are both capable of > support in BIOS. There is no reason another device couldn't piggyback the > same means. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
