You could always run DOS or a tiny GNU/Linux distro off of a floppy or 2, and you have an OS from which to start the application. Greg > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net >To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca >Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:34:19 -0500 >Subject: Re: talking bios? >yeah thoug what about the initla setup? or if you have no os?