hi chuck, what brand of computer do i need to be looking at? i just want a desktop computer randy turner On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > I can't answer the question about the USB driver, but it should not be > difficult to find a computer with a serial port on the motherboard. I > just bought a new computer with a very nearly state-of-the-art > motherboard, that came with a serial port on the motherboard. Laptops > might be a different story though, or so I understand. > > Chuck > > > On Mon, Nov 13, 2006 at 09:01:09AM -0600, randy turner wrote: >> >> hi chuck >> i guess if it isn't all ready built in speakup just isn't going to see it. >> so i have two questions for all of you. >> how far are we from usb support with speakup? >> and the second question is >> where can i buy a computer that will work with speakup?? >> thanks to all >> randy turner >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, 13 Nov 2006, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: >> >>> Randy, >>> >>> I doubt if removing the modem will help. I recently had a computer with >>> one built-in serial port and a second serial port on a PCI card such as >>> yours. I wanted to have a refreshable braille display and an external >>> synthesizer on the box, and the only way to get the synthesizer to be >>> recognized was to put it on the built-in port. The braille display >>> worked either way, but the synthesizer only worked on the built-in port. >>> My guess is that without any built-in serial ports, you can forget about >>> installing with speakup. >>> >>> Chuck >>> >>> -- >>> The Moon is Waning Crescent (42% of Full) >>> Only 10 kinds of people: those who do binary, and those who do not. >>> But you can get a few downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > -- > The Moon is Waning Crescent (42% of Full) > Only 10 kinds of people: those who do binary, and those who do not. > But you can get a few downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
