Thanks, Kirk! I'm ordering a custom computer from Puget Systems, and haven't asked them yet about the possibility of a serial port. Is it possible to use a Dectalk USB instead of serial Dectalk? It seems like that might be faster and more responsive anyway. Thanks for your help, Liz On 1/26/2011 6:59 AM, Kirk Reiser wrote: > I can't advise as to fedora but I just purchased a computer from Tiger > Direct before Xmas which is a hex core Phenton that came stock with > one serial port. It is made by IBuyPower which is a gamers computer > but it was only $800.00 without a monitor so if you install using a > serial synth there's at least one stock system which still has rs-232 > ports. > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2011, Liz Hare wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I'm about to buy a new workstation, primarily for statistical >> analysis, and install Fedora on it. >> >> Is it possible for me to install Fedora without help, if I get the >> machine with nothing on it? What is the easiest way to set it up? (The >> recommended Telnet method won't work if there isn't anything on there >> already, and I doubt I can get a new machine with a serial port). >> >> Thanks, >> Liz >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > -- > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Liz Hare PhD Dog Genetics LLC (210) 616 0422 doggene at earthlink.net http://www.doggenetics.com
