cool. On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 12:49:24PM -0500, Janina Sajka wrote: > There are two apps for bios access on the Alpha: > > Milo is a menued interface which I didn't find to be at all accessible. > > SRM is straight 9600 8bn1 serial command line driven. Very arcane > commands, but very accessible once you learn the commands. > > And, almost the coolest part is how you activate serial communications > -- just unplug any video monitor in the VGA port and plug something into > the first serial port. Bingo, you're up at the SRM's >>> prompt. > > Downside is that, if you're on a BNS kind of device, you have to be > careful what file you're in! <grin> I've trashed a few files because I > wasn't careful. > > Alex Snow writes: > > From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net> > > > > you have a dec alpha? sweet! > > I'm thinking of grabbing one of those off of ebay or something. they > > seem like cool machines from what I've heard. and the bios is > > accessible? > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
