why does everyone want software speech? we got that horrid keynote gold crap chip built in. or is it that no one has wrote a driver to use it yet? On Feb 1, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Garrett Klein wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > Theoretically it could be done... there is a port of Linux to the > arm architecture. The main issues I would see, as I've thought > about something similar for a PAC Mate, are: > > 1. Analising, reverse-engineering, and re-flashing the rom. > 2. (this wouldn't necessarily be needed for the PAC Mate since its > braille display uses a modified USB connector) analising/reverse- > engineering the bus/communications protocol between the processor > and the braille display. > 3. Modifying brltty and the kernel to work with said bus/protocol. > 4. Getting something like flite ported and integrated into the > firmware (it would all have to be burned into rom). > 5. Getting the braille keyboard working, which would most likely > involve a completely revamped console/keymap system. Oh, the horror > and nightmares that would result from that! > 6. Grade 2 Braille support, and back/forward translation (even more > terrifying than number 5!). > 7. Creating a UI that's at least somewhat similar to KeySoft. > > I don't claim to be an expert at such things, but I consider > myself knowledgable enough when it comes to a general understanding > of how to get many things accomplished with computers. There's > probably tons of stuff that would also have to be accounted for, > but once you've got the rom hacked and the hardware drivers written > everything else is just a question of effort and perseverence. > > Garrett > > On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 07:57:31AM -0500, David Poehlman wrote: >> As I understand it, not only the software but the hardware is >> proprietary inside. You'd have to wipe it and start over. >> >> -- >> Jonnie Apple Seed >> With his: >> Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >> >> >> On Feb 1, 2006, at 7:41 AM, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net wrote: >> >> You know, I have thought about this for along time, and have thought >> about how to go about iit. but never got started on thhe beginning >> points of it, but believe mme, it crossed y mind a million times to >> just say "Foget humanware and they crappy customer service" and just >> some how get linux on my braillenote pk. >> >> On Feb 1, 2006, at 2:55 AM, Chris Norman wrote: >> >>> Hi people, >>> Does anyone know weather or not there is a linux distribution which >>> will >>> work on the BrailleNote from PulseData? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Chris Norman >>> <!-- chris.norman4 at ntlworld.com --> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) > > iQIVAwUBQ+E8fvQ3GgYHRr/HAQof/A/8ChY10iUDNA1UdMBOhcVZTAY2pup5gxff > /aGqUHB+juH+Vgglr4nkdW3VrGepplU45GbDGnpfBu+ZJN1Wj3PlVI2xt28MufmX > 9kJDh39Qc1lK5oPrbJ/TZKSQCsw8gMuhs+r8RIHfPIYPqZYjoqX/iw4wFSgGhcWr > 4+Tsr9cqCIgB9BXjvr8jMNWBqAaogZ3LGIffpNwLy1bsrmaCPxijIGrbdXXUKm6X > fKQ5XY/0BgJv95QQ2pIH5rrPitFOxAP6EAmHwKZsva4qdWQ3tjaE2bZ4QQc4INnd > mz7oALm0Tqyg/5y7l6CrPmAC9zXOLt1QQs2Ut2oV71oHOVeLU9K0MPuuXpRJ50vR > Mmh5/nRwHur7FkYOpL37zr0p4Q0fAqLPdUYyrNEQw+k66wHZDYSJq8YmzzePS3H1 > rsmucr4XaQ+cAiKfD1x/uXZEA06A03Wuc8NYf2vjS9aJyMs98YbjIz7YE2Ac7I0k > Hv55eUQUlMu1MGGLPbC6PFmy+DpbiDxsL4lxIocLyfjy7XUrufxNfMOBeO8A9aRw > Pa9UIGtv4Tt9bjvrBFyp5eyyMO+zgprtYH4NBVgGWFpXbdXTULQx1ZB3X6jSXjN7 > XUfjm6UQRgWfcPygCPYX5N9JEyEs1en0o4l0y+nelPHPXol8bcAhJe7FzRtI+dPv > TUOdRRStLgI= > =fG3i > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
