-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 , as far as installing JFW, just download the istro from the FS FTP seerver and create a network share and just run it from an UNC path, and the SW wwould install fine. AS far as a floppy drive or serial port, you'll have to look into a docking station, if one is even available for your model. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick Turnage" <patrickt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 9:20 PM Subject: (no subject) > Hi. > My mom wanted me to do some shopping for notebooks for christmas. I have a > hint that when I get home on december 20, she's going to ask me the best > deal I found. She said no more than 1000 dollars. > I have found the toshiba 1115-S103 from Bestbuy for 1099 with a 200 dollar > rebate. > The specifications look fine to me, except. It does not have a serial port > or floppy disk drive. > 1. How can I install jaws on a computer with no floppy disk drive? What are > people doing to boot the system? Aside from bootible cdrom. > 2. What would be the best way to have serial devices accessable to the > system? I may want to install Linux so having the serial port workable with > speakup is what I want. That is the only thing I use the serial port for.. > My mom has placed a few requirements on me, like the machine has to be > pickupable from a store.. So I'm at the murcy of their pricing... > Thanks for the suggestions. > sincerely, > Patrick > > > ----- > Patrick Turnage > E-mail: pturnage at tampabay.rr.com > AOL Instant Messenger: kg4dqk > Home Page: > http://www.access-connect.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.0 (Build 294) Beta iQA/AwUBPeeFZzmECcLUqviGEQLYMgCgtOctbTA7YhqHUCr6KdPVikaySacAn164 0ObPvH0nEuZBtqchVXRU/b+w =rYfS -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
