Hi, I'm sure you could get an internal pci card with serial ports on it that would actually work in dos. They would run around 30 or 40 dollars. this is assuming it's for a desktop. Chris On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:44:38 -0500, Chris Belle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sure, any of that stuff will work in windows I'm >talking about real mode down in dos. > >Up till now I used vocal-eyes to do low level stuff interactively. > >Unless I really missed something I don't think usb to serial adapters >will work in this regard. > >At 11:31 AM 10/1/2008, you wrote: >>try to find a Prolific Serial to USB Adapter cable. then you may be >>able to use your serial synthasizer on a u s b port. this has worked >>with the dectalk express with w e. >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Lanier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "'Chris Belle'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'gw-info-gwmicro.com'" >><[email protected]> >>Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 5:57 AM >>Subject: RE: back up software >> >> >>>Hi, >>ff> advanced setting for the serial port so fifo buffers are off. >>> >>>Regards... Joe Lanier >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Chris Belle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 7:12 AM >>>To: gw-info-gwmicro.com >>>Subject: Re: back up software >>> >>>Oh sure, but I don't like to be switching those sata cables a lot, they're >>>fragile and only good for about 50 plugs they say. >>> >>>Why did we get such junky connectors on such a fast pipe? >>> >>>But it's good you have that redundancy. >>> >>>I put my images a couple different places too. >>> >>>Now I'd be interested to hear about any modern mobos with serial ports. >>> >>>The one I have, a high end gigabyte had the pin-outs for one, and when they >>>hooked it up at the place I bought it from, sonica labs, it worked fine with >>>a mouse and such, but it won't work with the tripple talk. >>> >>>I don't know if the voltages are different on these new mobos or something >>>different about the pins, the irq was right, but it made it to where the >>>tripple talk wouldn't even voice it's tripple talk ready. >>> >>>So I do miss my speech in dos to tech with. >>> >>>Gonna have to find some other ways of doing things interactively. >>> >>> >>> >>>At 04:56 AM 10/1/2008, you wrote: >>>>your half right. >>>>image for windows will restore from windows if you have two removeable >>>>drives you can swap out. >>>>i use casper to clone drive c to the backup drive. on the second >>>>partition on the backup drive i have the image for windows image files. >>>>i can just switch the drives , boot from the backup drive and restore >>>>the c drive. >>>>i have two backups. the cloned drive that i can boot from and the >>>>image files which i could use with windows or from a floppy and dos. >>>>so i have 3 ways i can restore the c drive. >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Belle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>To: "gw-info-gwmicro.com" <[email protected]> >>>>Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 12:49 AM >>>>Subject: RE: back up software >>>> >>>> >>>>> Sure, and I'll make it public to help others. >>>>> >>>>>Image for windows backs up both in windows and dos, but only restores in >>>dos. >>>>> >>>>>Much as some would have us believe dos is dead, for this kind of >>>>>software, it is not, although a small linux kernel is popular in some >>>software. >>>>> >>>>>But this all happens under the hood so you generally don't have to >>>>>mess with it unless you want to. >>>>> >>>>>But I have made many bootable cds and dvds, backed up to hard-disks, >>>>>and external drives, and this thing will also do networked drives and >>>>>such though i haven't done it yet. >>>>> >>>>>Since my spanking new 3 gig core duo powerhose doesn't have a serial >>>>>port onboard, I have had to resort to the command line and booting >>>>>with a floppy to restore images off another partition with no speech, >>>>>and it's quicker than doing a dvd or cd. >>>>> >>>>>There are some cases where the boot image that is on your back-up set >>>>>doesn't have the right driver for some of the new sata burners, and >>>>>you might have to do some mods, but for the most part, you should be >>>>>good to go by just running the software and it makes bootable media by >>>>>default. >>>>> >>>>>Then if you need to just boot your system and feed it disks when it >>>>>asks for them, I think it asks for the last disk first, and then spits >>>>>it out and asks for the first one, and you'll know because if you >>>>>didn't give it the right disk it'll spit it out and not accept it till >>>>>you give it the right one. >>>>> >>>>>I've done custom boot disk integrating vocal-eyes and running custom >>>>>drivers to boot usb burners and such too. >>>>> >>>>>So you can get a simple or complex as you want to be with it. >>>>> >>>>>There's lots of docs on the site and they mostly decrypt ok, but pdf >>>>>is a pain in the butt no matter how you slice it. >>>>> >>>>>But tech support isn't bad the few times I've asked them a question. >>>>> >>>>>We really need speech to get access to more low level functions, for >>>>>sys prep oriented tasks. >>>>> >>>>>On new machines that don't have serial support, and no speech drivers >>>>>for usb at that level or sound card support, it makes it challenging. >>>>> >>>>>You can always do an unattended windows install, but this doesn't >>>>>cover custom partitioning, and testing. >>>>> >>>>>Guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and learn a little linux >>>hacking. >>>>> >>>>>Because we don't really have true accessibility if we only have access >>>>>to the top levels of the os. >>>>> >>>>>maybe gw could be persuaded to help out some in this regard, a small >>>>>linux distro with some generic sound card driver support, even if it >>>>>was for popular generic usb devices like the edirol ua1 because the >>>>>terabyte software works with dos windows and linux. >>>>> >>>>>This would give us a completely controlable way to interact with our >>>>>backup software. >>>>> >>>>>How bout it guys, any interest? >>>>> >>>>>This is important since vocal-eyes is becoming no longer an option on >>>>>new machines. >>>>> >>>>>it'd be imensely helpful to get a talking command prompt just to know >>>>>where my drive letters were in dos, or to execute a command to >>>>>partition or format a new drive, or even clean out a virus. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>At 09:15 AM 9/30/2008, you wrote: >>>>>>Hi Chris. I have Image for Windows/DOS here. Have you been able to >>>>>>make a backup image on CD that you can restore automatically with a >>>>>>batch file or something like that? I'd really like to know how this >>>>>>is done and would appreciate any hints or help you can give me. >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mary Anne >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>For backing tracks, audio restoration, jingles and audio adds, >>>>>low-priced tutoring and much more go to >>>>>www.affordablestudioservices.com >>>>> >>>>>If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >>>>>sender only. 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