I think it actualy had it's own interface card that you had to put in the machine and hook the device to it. On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 03:24:52PM -0500, Dave Hunt wrote: > Hi, > > I think it plubbed into the VGA port on an existing video card. It must have done something like ocr on the displayed stuff? > > -Dave > > > Gregory Nowak writes: > > Interesting. How did this synth interface with the system, did it act as a video card, did it plug into the vga port of an existing video card? > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Ralph W. Reid" <rreid at sunset.net > > >To: igueths at comcast.net,"Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > >Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 09:49:08 -0800 > > >Subject: Re: talking bios? > > > > >This project reminds me of the old Speaqualizer (possibly spelled > > >wrong) speech synthesizer. The Speaqualizer was all hardware, so it > > >was capable of reading everything that showed up on a text screen, > > _______________________________________________ > 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.