Re: svlpro

[Simon F <blinky earthlight co nz>]

where can I download a copy of this dosgate? and does it need a synthasizer
or  does the dos screen reader handle that side of things?

simon.At 16:41 17/12/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Just an idea for someone with time to experiment:
>
>There is a package named "dosgate" available for few months already that
>was announced on this list.  This is a DOS program intended to run within
>dosemu that mimic in dosemu aka DOS all Linux native virtual consoles.
>This would allow, for example, one to pick up the free JAWS for DOS
>version and run it along with dosgate, thus having JAWS for DOS (or any
>other good old DOS screen reader) manage the Linux console.
>
>dosgate was originally written because somebody wanted to use his old Alva
>ABT240 under Linux but there isn't any documentation available for it that
>would have led to a BRLTTY driver.  Instead, dosgate allowed for the DOS
>TSR for the ABT240 to run under dosemu and dosgate just duplicate screen
>content and keypresses between the DOS envirenment and Linux virtual
>consoles transparently.
>
>That's something I wanted to play with for a long time, but... didn't come
>to it yet.  Since it should work with screen readers too, maybe this is a
>good alternative too.
>
>
>On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>
>> Hi there Ivan,
>> 
>> I don't know for certain, but Michael Gorse's web page seems to indicate
>> that he's working on a console screen reader that works from a shell. You
>> might contact him on the screen reader he's working on; I *think* he's
>> GPL'ing it. Course, you might also check out Speakup, which of course works
>> as kernel patches, and it is definitely GPL. I don't have Michael's Email
>> address to hand, although I think it's mgorse wpi edu ... There's a link to
>> his Web page at Blinux home page, if I'm not too badly mistaken.
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan
>> Email: davros airmail net
>> The 1-800-Be-A-Geek people :)
>> Standard disclaimers apply....
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