Re: KeySoft: a modern version under current OS's
- From: Alex Midence <alex.midence@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:22:58 -0500
I am officially drooling. I based the 1 gb thing on how big the
distros like vinux seemed to be. How did you get it so small? Does
it run gnome? Or, is it all CLI? I was shown the icon during my tech
eval last year but it didn't have a braille display. I chose the one
I did because the braille display is integrated and it seemed packed
with features. I didn't know then that the daisy reader couldn't read
rfbd books, the word processor couldn't pull up pdf files, the wi-fi
card sucked big nasty rocks and never got reception, you can't use it
as a braille display for Jaws , and you couldn't import xls files or
export xls files. Does other cool stuff though. Leave me alone!
Everyone has a coping mechanism. It does other cool stuff! It does!
Honest.
Alex M
On 9/9/10, Ken Perry <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> OH you said one or 2 gb to run Linux if you're running OE Linux you can do
> it on much less we have 256 mb flash that it runs on and only 64 mb ram of
> course like I said before we have a 60 gb drive.
>
> Ken
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Midence
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> Subject: Re: KeySoft: a modern version under current OS's
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> You know, it would be really awesome if someone came up with a braille
> note taker that ran on linux. I have a braille sense plus 32 and it
> has 16 gb of on board memory. You just need 1 or 2 gigs to run a
> vinux distro on a machine. It seems a waste to only have these
> devices run on windows mobile or, worse, as in the case of the bs 32,
> windows CE. They could implement their own desktop specifically
> taylored to the machine with their own apps on it but still give the
> user access to the command line interface and all the apps and tools
> that run in that. Wish I had a note taker I wasn't using and the
> funds not to go all shaky at the thought of experimenting with such an
> expensive device. Might provide hours of fun tinkering.
>
> Alex M
>
>
> On 9/9/10, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Alex,
>> That's my point as well: why spend time on it when there are alternatives
>> availible? as it is, the current keysoft.exe was specialized to a given
>> platform and OS combinations. Writing a modern port of old KS would mean
>> re-defining programming strategies to take advantage of new CPU's, as well
>> as redesigning interface and algorithms to give users a feell of using a
>> BrailleNote app on modern computers.
>> From what I read on the BrailleNote List on Wednsday and after consulting
>> former and current KeySoft developers, I came to the conclusion that it
> can
>> be done in theory, but creating such a clone is far from reality at this
>> point. I'd say a word from Jamal, Tyler and other expert programmers might
>> resolve this situation.
>> Cheers,
>> Joseph
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Midence
>> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 12:25 AM
>> To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: KeySoft: a modern version under current OS's
>>
>> Now, that's a blast from the past. I used Key Soft in high school
>> back in the early 1990's. My very first laptop was a Keynote
>> (predates keynote gold which I drooled over but never got). I can see
>> that app doing well in linux but am hard pressed to see how it would
>> be worth the trouble to prot to windows xp or windows 7. There are
>> many better mainstream alternatives to choose from. Linux, though
>> would probably be a good place for it since accessible applications
>> are fewer there from what I've been able to find. MIght be a nice
>> addition to Vinux.
>>
>> Alex M
>>
>> On 9/8/10, Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi folks,
>>> Someone on the BrailleNote List is looking to port KeySoft for DOS/Win95
>> to
>>> modern OS's such as Linux, Win7 and so forth. I think he is looking for
>>> someone to help him out with this task, with an eventual goal of
> releasing
>>> as an open-source product under GPL license.
>>> If you want to contact him, write to jkenn337@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Cheers,
>>> Joseph
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