going M$ free

[Technomage_Hawke]

Lisa,
thanks for the heads up.. I am unable to even access the messages file on that partition. I may have to erase and start again.  I really wish that my powerbook supported at least OS X 10.4.x then I could voiceover there. unfortunately apple decided to EOL the g3 thru G5 series machines after they went intel. :( That really leaves me with having to seek alternatives.  One nice thing about snow leopard is that I can take linux code, peak/tweak it for OS X, set the compile flags for G3 and produce X apps that will run on a G3 and they will run (at  least under 10.3.9 with te X app). I really would like to do the same under a VM'ed linux (intel -> ppc) and make some more up to date packages for ppc linux. However, that will have to wait until I have a working linux on the G3 and have fully configured. 

BTW, does anyone have any suggestions for an X GUI that doesn't need a mouse for access?

- Eric

On Sep 16, 2010, at 8:15 PM, Lisa Kachold wrote:

> Hi!
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> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Technomage_Hawke <technomage.hawke at gmail.com> wrote:
> I quit using  M$ after my eyes became unusable for even large print. I Haven't tried NVDA (an open source speech synth for windows) yet. However that doesn't matter now as I use a mac with voiceover. I spent just under $400 for a used Imac intel machine and purchased snow leopard for $29.00 from amazon and have had accessibility ever since with no special setup or spending nearly $2,000 for JFW (software and card and training). 
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> So far, mac has been a lifesaver for me. I can read the mails from Plug, browse web sites and generally do all I could do before (except play video games). 
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> I wanted to setup Adrian knoppix under virtual-box but had a snag. The live cd would work fine but the install would crash almost as soon as the kernel  was done loading. If I can't configure it there and be able to configure end to end, then I won't be able to do the same on my currently inaccessible powerbook g3.
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> Does anyone have any alternative suggestions?
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a8XaJIdpQ4  knoppix 6 on virtualbox
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> Knoppix Adrienne can be remastered for Live CD on a MAC Virtualbox.
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> A Virtualbox installation of knoppix 6.0, while difficult, can be done.  Follow up to determine the reason for the "crashing" and use the forums to resolve your issue.  Believe me, it's probably you display or video settings, and so easy and so worth it to get it going.  
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> http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=virtualbox+on+a+mac+os+x+guest+os+knoppix+6&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=6f32b8af52b7e0b8
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> Convert an existing Knoppix 6.0 image (Vmware) to Virtualbox:  http://www.ubuntugeek.com/howto-convert-vmware-image-to-virtualbox-image.html
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