Hi. If it could be done, it would extremely exspensive. Since there would be a very small market that would wnat it. Sean ----- Original Message ----- From: "hank smith" <hank@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 4:04 PM Subject: Re: changing bios settings, without eyes, how? > clever idea > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Mann" <rmann at rmisp.net> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Cc: "cris" <filastin48 at hotmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 8:43 PM > Subject: Re: changing bios settings, without eyes, how? > > > > Has anybody thought of creating a device that would hook up to a > > computer's monitor port and speak whatever a sighted person would see on > > the screen? A monitor connects to an AGP port and gets information. > > It seems like it would be possible to create another device that connects > > to the AGP port and gets the same information, except this device would > > speak the information instead of showing it on the screen. The device > > would probably need to be a computer itself so it can be programmed to > > pronounce words correctly. > > > > On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, Tom and Esther Ward wrote: > > > > > Hi, to access the bios the most helpful tool is a braille printer such > as a > > > braille blazer. You can sometimes use a print screen command to print > the > > > entire screen to a braille page and follow it through the menus and to > see > > > the options and what they are set to. > > > It takes alot of time and paper to do it right, but the method does work > in > > > alot of cases. > > > If you don't have a braille printer then all you have is sighted help to > > > depend on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "cris" <filastin48 at hotmail.com> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 2:52 PM > > > Subject: changing bios settings, without eyes, how? > > > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > How can a blind person change the settings of the bios without sighted > > > assistance? I know that this subject was discussed zillions of times > > > before, but are we close to a time when this will be possible? > > > Cheers, > > > Cris > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > >
