Hiya, Unfortunately I don't have a physical serial port... Is there any hope for me? Thanks, Zack. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@xxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 5:50 PM Subject: Re: linux, windows and vmware > Vmware also has a file sharing capability...never used it, but I know > it requires you to install the vmware tools package on the guest > operating systems. > On Wed, Apr 11, 2007 at 07:55:40AM -0700, Tyler Spivey > wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Vmware with windows as the host works rather well. Serial ports just >> work, since speakup isn't taking them as under linux. The disadvantage >> is that windows is very unstable, to the point of needing to be rebooted >> every cupple of days. >> >> If you run vmware under linux and emulate windows, the windows at least >> for me was sort of slow. Also, sharing between the two operating systems >> will be an issue - either way. Samba can help with that, or windows file >> sharing on the windows side. >> - - Tyler >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) >> >> iD8DBQFGHPbrTsjaYASMWKQRAkkUAJ9RD5tcLtzuvZWJ1h0ueLaoD+gtaQCePMgZ >> wY43UECWrvrN7gjYI/t4eyE= >> =dnZt >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > [In 'Doctor' mode], I spent a good ten minutes telling Emacs what I > thought of it. (The response was, 'Perhaps you could try to be less > abusive.') > -- Matt Welsh > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >