Re: [orca-list] could this be modded?

[Mike Ray <mike raspberryvi org>]

You could run dosbox on Linux, install a copy of DOS, which you can find
for download.  If you have a hardware synth and a serial port you could
run the DOS screen-reader HAL, which you can also download.

Some of the early Borland compilers can be found for download.  Turbo
Pascal is a classic.  And various DOS games.

But as for Windows 3.1, I can't think of a reason to do this, unless
you're a massochist.

On the plus side, at least now I can't see I wouldn't have to stare at
that damned hourglass for hours on end.



On 22/12/2014 17:05, B. Henry wrote:
> Windows 3.1, give me a break!
> I wasn't interested in running that when it was the only windows in town...
> As for the screenreaders in question, ASAP was, and I reckon still is a very good DOS screenreader. I 
> became very conflicted after grabbing one of their 
> demos, full featured only a short announcement every 15 minutes to remind you where you could buy, and that 
> did not interupt important goings on. I'd 
> already spent $400 on Vocal-eyes, which was also very good I must say, but I found myself using ASAP more 
> and had no more money to spend. 
> I moved away from internet access after a few months, and sadly someone lost all my floppies and the other 
> remnants of my DOS daze instead of safely 
> storing the stuff for me.
> I wonder why the py.serial and com0com stuff still relies on python2.6, if much of anybody really cared 
> you'd think they'd at least have gotten this 
> working with 2.7; or is this a really old post you found somewhere?
> What's the deal with vmware 4.0 also, 5 was fine on Linux as I recalled, does it not give good 
> accessibility on that microsoft OS? 
> I don't even know what a virtual bns server is.
>  Never mind, fake blind-ghetto-ware!...lol
> Sounds like it's mostly a question of finding the Linux answer to com0com and see about py-serial as well. 
> So, I guess the answer is, code and you shall receive, and actually this may just be a case of doing a bit 
> of research and configuration.
> It's OT for here, so please do not shoot me for replying folks.


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Michael A. Ray
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Witley, Surrey, South-east UK

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