Oh, thank you for the information. I guess that's an interesting idea, although I can't imagine how you could compress any distro of linux down so much. Thanks, Sina -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Keith Watson Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 6:08 PM To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Linux note taker Sina, The elba is a braille note on steroids. <grin> It's a notetaker that uses linux as an OS and not that Winblows pig. Keith On 11:36 PM, Sina Bahram wrote: > May I humbly ask to be let in on what an elba is. It sounds like a > note taker, but also like a Braille 'N Speak of sorts with the > functionality of linux? Am I totally lost or just very confused > *wonders when one condition hasn't been true?*. > > Thanks for any information, and sorry for my ignorence. > > Take care all, > Sina > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Keith Watson > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:13 PM > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: Linux note taker > > > Liz, > > If you are using your elba to post to the list the first thing I would > do would be to change the date, either that or kirk has some nano > creatures time warping your posts <grin>. > > Ok, I am going to start this email off by saying that I am by no > means an expert on the elba. Matter of fact I have had mine less > than two months. That said...(Better duck cause here it comes)... > > The elba, like it's cousins, only has 32 meg of ram and 32 meg of > flash. This means that the amount of stuff that one can stuff in > the thing is limited. I am talking apps, as one can always > utilise the pcmcia to add more flash or even a pcmcia hard drive, > if one should be so inclined to spend that kind-o-cabbage, or > lucky enough to con the government into providing it to them with > the thing. And actually you pretty much do need the HD in order > to do any type of experimenting, because the compiler is fairly > large. > > I am not trying to be contrite when I say that the squeaky wheel > gel's the grease, but you are the second person that I have run > across in two days that did not have the root password or > compiler for the unit. Sighted states on their website that they > will provide both of these for any user who wishes it. All ya > gotta do is ask. Matter of fact, I figure they are about sick of > me asking because just tonight I got the config file for the > kernel (Catch that Tommy, they gave it to me). I also hope to get > the source for the mp3 player so's we can add a pause function to > it. a ouch needed addition if you ask me. > > Oh ya, one more thing. The Florida Division of Blind Services > tried their best to talk me out of getting the elba. Know why? > Cause I don't know braille. Imagine that. Well after two months > of not really trying to learn braille I have learned quite a bit > and am getting better all the time, so the fact that not all > areas of the unit are accessible via speech didn't really make one > bit of difference to me. > > Whew! My synth is beat after re-listening to this rant. But I > guess you get the idea that I am in love with the thing and have > barely even scratch the surface. If I can help with anything > please feel free to email me, either on list or off. If I don't > have the answers I can find out. > > > -- > Keith Watson > kwatson at smed.yi.org > > Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant > but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace > > _______________________________________________ > 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 -- Keith Watson kwatson at smed.yi.org Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
