Well, i'm not sure whether Alpha's and other machines are being made. However, I do know for a fact that Vax and VMS are probably in what they call "hobbiest" suport modes. i.e. not being mmaintained anymore. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:27 AM Subject: Re: alphas and linux > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > that's because I don't think the alpha is being made anymore. I think > most of dec's products like the alpha and vax aren't made anymore > since they merged with hp. > On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 09:33:47PM -0500, > Sina Bahram wrote: > > Aha I see. Thanks for that. If specific and well written applications are > > written for it. Then could it out perform the latest 3.2 intel? > > > > I hear you guys bouncing around mhz in the 500 range, when intel's all the > > way up to 3.2 ghz, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything, based on my > > question above... > > > > Take care, > > Sina > > > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message; however, a large number of > > electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > > On Behalf Of Alex Snow > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 9:12 PM > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > Subject: Re: alphas and linux > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > It's 64-bit. > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 06:41:12PM -0500, Sina Bahram wrote: > > > What's so special about this processor? I've seen talk about it on > > > other sites and lists also, and I was just wondering. > > > > > > Take care, > > > Sina > > > > > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message; however, a large > > > number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca > > > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] > > > On Behalf Of Alex Snow > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 4:32 PM > > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > > > Subject: Re: alphas and linux > > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > Hmm...i was talking about the alpha. > > > the alpha was a line of cpu's made by digital starting in the early > > > 90's. I'm not sure if they're still made but they were more common in > > > servers and high-end workstations then pc's. > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at > > > 07:53:43AM -0500, Ann Parsons wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > The Elba is a note-takes/PDA which is Linux based. It's like the > > > > Braille-Note. > > > > > > > > Ann P. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ann K. Parsons > > > > email: akp at eznet.net > > > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > > > "All that is gold does not glitter. > > > > Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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. > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > > > iD8DBQFAYKzo9XVrM3ri110RAt98AJ944EcGiFaDtkaPWwutcOA1MvGNiQCfVZrV > > > KMI5JEpNC2hKbCdFIM4QGAw= > > > =rLFg > > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > > - -- > > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFAYO569XVrM3ri110RAlzCAJ40xp2QsEuxJ59ilJ67Bt3PDfOE7ACfQTqS > > WXkJKwAYrXp5dj+KdSNSLzc= > > =uuLN > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > - -- > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid > back. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFAYXCJ9XVrM3ri110RArxUAJ41xbIRpPSqCMC6G+M67h7nNyfIrwCcDsP5 > NPi6YOg7kLB+c57hvFivSI0= > =W8Cz > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
