[Blindapple] The gs is talking!

Wed Nov 24 08:12:01 EST 2004

Hi,
Did you try changing it the way I told you, with all the arrowing about and
all that?  I verified that aparently that does actually work.  If the hard
drive boots, unless there's something locking out Ctrl-Apple-Escape, you
should still be able to do that once bootup is complete, even though you
have no speech.  Or if you can time it right, you can hit Ctrl-Reset at just
the right time before it starts booting and get dumped into Applesoft.
There's no question about you being able to do it from there.
Jayson.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Aaron Howell" <aaron at kitten.net.au>
To: "Blind Apple Discussions" <blindapple at jaybird.no-ip.info>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Blindapple] The gs is talking!

> It does, but thats where my scsi card lives.
> and that one has to live there, because otherwise I wouldn't be able to
boot off the hard drive,
> except if I put it in slot 4, which is taken up by the transwarp.
> So, slot configuration is pretty much stuck the way it is.
> Regards
> Aaron
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 07:44:37AM -0500, Jayson Smith wrote:
> > Another thought.  If you can't get slot 1 to "your card" try putting the
> > Doubletalk in slot 7 if possible.  I think that one defaults to "your
card".
> > Jayson.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Aaron Howell" <aaron at kitten.net.au>
> > To: "Blind Apple Discussions" <blindapple at jaybird.no-ip.info>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 7:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Blindapple] The gs is talking!
> >
> >
> > > I have a rom 1 gs.
> > > I just read the faq entry on battery replacement (which I should have
done
> > before posting to comp.sys.apple2 I guess *sigh*)
> > > and it looks as though replacing the battery isn't too painful a
process
> > assuming I can find one out here to replace it with.
> > > (we have tandy, that's the Australian equivalent to radio shack, so I
> > might be able to get one from there).
> > > The problem with the speech based approach to control panel management
is
> > there is no speech each time it powers up,
> > > because it forgets slot 1 is supposed to be set to "your card",
> > > so nothing can find the doubletalk until the gs is told to behave.
> > > Anyway, I'll see if I can't get a replacement battery fitted to it
over
> > the next few days.
> > > Regards
> > > Aaron
> > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 07:09:39AM -0500, Jayson Smith wrote:
> > > > If the GS isn't holding its settings at power off, the battery's
most
> > likely
> > > > dead.  Do you know what rom version you have?  On the 0 and 01
versions,
> > the
> > > > battery is soldered onto the motherboard.  On the 03, it's in a
holder.
> > > > If you have a copy of Davex, you can use that to save your control
panel
> > > > settings, once they're set to reasonable values, to a file, then
restore
> > > > them when your system forgets.  You need the conp command.  Let me
know
> > if
> > > > you need it.  Also, Computer Aids wrote a Basic program to allow a
blind
> > > > person to independently adjust control panel settings.  Or if you
are
> > using
> > > > Textalker-GS, you should be able to set them yourself once the
system is
> > > > booted.  Just hit Ctrl-Apple-Esc, select "control panel" hit Enter
and
> > > > you're off.  Let me know if you need further instructions.
> > > > Jayson.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Aaron Howell" <aaron at kitten.net.au>
> > > > To: "Blind Apple Discussions" <blindapple at jaybird.no-ip.info>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 7:05 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Blindapple] The gs is talking!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi there,
> > > > > No, you didn't send me the textalker update. but then, I didn't
get
> > back
> > > > to you either.
> > > > > I'm having a slight problem with my gs not holding its control
panel
> > > > settings at the moment,
> > > > > it might have a dead battery or something,
> > > > > but once I get that sorted out, and don't have to have sighted
> > assistance
> > > > every time I turn the machine on,
> > > > > I'll be able to look at things like adt.
> > > > > and Rachel is sending me the disk that everyone's been after with
> > space
> > > > invaders and the like to get imaged
> > > > > (thanks rachel *hug*).
> > > > > which I will send to you to go up on the disks page once it is
done.
> > > > > Regards
> > > > > Aaron
> > > > > On Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 06:05:46AM -0500, Jayson Smith wrote:
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > Did I ever send you the newer Textalker-GS disk from December
1992
> > or do
> > > > you
> > > > > > already have that version?  Do you need help getting ADT up and
> > running?
> > > > Do
> > > > > > you have any interesting Apple software the rest of us might
like?
> > > > > > Jayson.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Aaron Howell" <aaron at kitten.net.au>
> > > > > > To: <blindapple at jaybird.no-ip.info>
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 7:18 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [Blindapple] The gs is talking!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi there,
> > > > > > > Just to let you all know,
> > > > > > > My birthday has finally come around and I've been allowed to
have
> > the
> > > > > > Doubletalk.
> > > > > > > Its in, and all works just fine (in both Slotbuster and Echo
> > speech
> > > > mode).
> > > > > > > Textalker gs has been tested, as has the utility disk that
came
> > with
> > > > the
> > > > > > unit,
> > > > > > > and scat/proscat will probably get a test out tonight as will
bex.
> >
> > > > > > > Wow its good to be back in the apple 2 world.
> > > > > > > Rachel, if you're still on-list and you want that talking
games
> > disk
> > > > > > imaged so it can be shared,
> > > > > > > get in touch with me off list and I'll give you an address to
send
> > it
> > > > to.
> > > > > > > (I should have pc connectivity happening over the weekend, I
> > hope).
> > > > > > > For those considering a Doubletalk, get them while they're
hot.
> > > > > > > They do arrive, and they do work.
> > > > > > > you can email randy directly at randyc at rcsys.com (I have no
idea
> > how
> > > > many
> > > > > > are left though).
> > > > > > > Regards
> > > > > > > Aaron
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