One good thing about this is we can get rid of jaws for dos and start using a wider variety of operating systems (linux, unix, and all that stuff) without worrying about some speach program we can't find or anything. Also, it would save a boat load of memory. At 06:41 PM 9/8/99 -0700, you wrote: >This is a very interesting concept. Particularly as it should help >eliminate some of the multiple crash-prone situations software reading runs >into. However, I do have one burning question about this. How about >upgrading the firmware? We've all seen how fast things change. New >programs, etc. Would this card run a software-based driver that covered >such things? Where would things like a dictionary or scripts fit in? > >I think something that grabs the CPU calls directly off the bus is very >cool. But above all, adaptive equipment must be flexible, or it's more >work than it's worth. > >Just my 2 cents. > >Jim > >-- >Jim Dorman >email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >ICQ# 39731043 >Jim's Disability Page http://psg.com/~jimd/disable/ > >- >Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net > > - Visit the jfw ml web page: http://jfw.cjb.net
