[nfbcs] Getting access to BIOS settings

[John G. Heim]

Huh, it looks as if you can order a PC Weasel card again.  I'd have sworn 
the manufacturer went out of business. I'm kind of surprised they're still 
in business because every server manufacturer has a "lights out" solution of 
their own. It's be cheaper and better than a PC Weasel -- which, obviously 
isn't going to work if the machine is powered down.

URL: http://www.realweasel.com/intro.html
Cost: $250

Yeah, the firmware is open source. I've never even looked at it. But if I 
had all the time in the world, I'd write a driver so that it worked with a 
serial speech synth, like a Doubletalk LT. Wouldn't that be cool? You're 
tabbing around in the BIOS setup program and your speech synth is reading it 
to you.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Jaquiss" <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Getting access to BIOS settings


> Hello:
>
>     I just looked at the site for the PC Weasel. This card reminds me of 
> the Speekwellizer that Dr. Cranmer created. I observe that it is open 
> source, so I wonder if modifying it to make it easier to use is an option.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert Jaquiss
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 7:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Getting access to BIOS settings
>
>
>> Way to go John. Please keep us informed. This is neat.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John G. Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
>> To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Getting access to BIOS settings
>>
>>
>>>I posted another message in this thread about the PC Weasel card. AFAIK, 
>>>it's the only way to access a BIOS andit works only some of the time. 
>>>Plus, it's not exactly easy to use even if it works at all.
>>>
>>> But the reason I'm posting is that talking to BIOS manufacturers about 
>>> accessibility is on the to do list for the International  Association of 
>>> Visually Impaired Technologists. See http://www.iavit.org.
>>>
>>> Not much is going on with IAVIT right now. We are waiting for the State 
>>> of Wisconsin  to make us an official non-profit corporation. I thought 
>>> it was important to be a legally incorporated non-profit before starting 
>>> any of the big projects.
>>>
>>> Anyway, our application has been submitted. I paid the fees myself. I 
>>> would imagine that we'll be hearing from the State of Wisconsin any day 
>>> now.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Dale E. Heltzer" <deheltzer at msn.com>
>>> To: "'NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 10:16 AM
>>> Subject: [nfbcs] Getting access to BIOS settings
>>>
>>>
>>>> This question is asked so often, yet I have nothing in my archives 
>>>> about
>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> *Is there an app out there to give me my BIOS settings in an accessible
>>>> format?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> Dale E. Heltzer
>>>>
>>>> deheltzer at msn.com
>>>>
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