Aren't there some synthesizers that can use the parallel port? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kenny Hitt" <kennyhitt@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 9:15 AM Subject: JFW question was (no subject) Hi. Why don't you ask about jaws on a windows list? You can just install Linux on it from a cd rom. The screen reader won't cost anything, and the people who created it won't treat you like a criminal! Kenny On Thu, Nov 28, 2002 at 09:20:04PM -0500, Patrick Turnage wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup