Re: DEC Alpha

["Patrick Ash " <patash bellatlantic net>]

The alpha mb has 2 ISa slots. It uses standard PC components, so that
should not be a problem. I assume that if the Dectalk pC driver does
not have any x86 specific calls, that it can be compiled on the
alpha, and hopefully work. Thanks for the response. 

Pat


On Wed, 8 Dec 1999 22:23:30 -0500 (EST), Nicolas Pitre wrote:

>
>> I am setting up a DEC Alpha workstation, and would like a few
>> opinions on my options. 
>[...]
>> The next question relates to the method of speech. I have a dectalk
>> PC that i intend to use if possible. Will this work, and if so, how
>
>The Dectalk PC is an ISA card.  If your Alpha station doesn't have any ISA
>slots, you beter think about something else.
>
>If you use Linux, you will find a driver for the Dectalk PC at
>ftp://ftp.leb.net/pub/blinux (check for dectalk_pc-0.95).  It might work
>under Alpha/Linux but if it doesn't, you'll have to figure out the problem
>and fix it by yourself (unless someone lend me an Alpha !! ).