Not that hard. 1) Burn the CD. 2) http://www.openbsd.org/macppc.html#install 3) http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html Follow the instructions. Yes, you will need Xorg Xenocara. Install by ftp. It will help setup your networking. There is a boot code at the end if it is a dedictaed disk. 4) ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/macppc/INSTALL.macppc Those are the detailed instructions. 5) http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq15.html That's for setting up packages and ports. Go for packages. Everything is pretty much automatic in detecting hardware.
I have a PowerMac Blue and White G3 that I could setup that would allow me to run the same programs. This would be in the event you have trouble configuring or setting up preferences. Pidgin has a festival plugin that should be helpful. On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am familiar with orca. > thats actually a big help. I wonder how hard its going to be to set up X11 > on there. I have never done that in OpenBSD so this will be a learning > experience. > > -Eric > > On Jan 17, 2011, at 2:40 PM, Super Bisquit wrote: > > > > > OpenBSD only has two tools for the visually impaired. > > http://openports.se/misc/brltty > > http://openports.se/x11/gnome/orca > > > > FreeBSD has these tools for the visually impaired. > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ports.cgi?query=braille&stype=all > > > > NetBSD has these packages for the visually impaired. > > http://pkgsrc.se/search.php?stype=description&sbranch=CURRENT&so=braille > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: > > hmmm . > > ok, I will try that. thanks.. > > > > -Eric > > > > On Jan 17, 2011, at 7:09 AM, Super Bisquit wrote: > > > > > http://debian-knoppix.alioth.debian.org/ > > > > > > The link is one for adding repositories to a debian installation. > > > There seems to be a price tag on questions of higher severity, and that > may be a lot of unnecessary work. > > > > > > Anyway, the packages installed on my iMac. > > > > > > Here is what you do: > > > > > > 1) Have someone install Debian on your powerbook. > > > 2) Have them add the repository. > > > 3) Once the system is setup, have them install the different tools for > adriane. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 8:48 AM, Super Bisquit <superbisq...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Before someone boos or flames me for the next statement, please read > what the man is asking and what he requires. > > > I know that Knopper produced adriane for his wife. While the system is > x86 based, you may be able to contact him and ask if it has been tried on > the powerpc architecture. > > > For those who have no disability whatsoever or are too stubborn to > remember that all people do not have perfect health, you can eat shit. > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 7:42 AM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hello list. > > > I am a blind individual looking for an alternative to either Linux or > OS X > > > 10.3.9 on my powerbook. I managed to get it setup with Linux a few > months > > > back. However, that solution is slow and laggy. OS X can't be upgraded > beyond > > > 10.3.9 without some difficulty. > > > > > > so, my question: does OpenBSD have facilities for supporting braille or > > > speech? > > > > > > I don't need a long answer here. a simple yes or no will suffice. if > yes, I > > > can start hunting on google and several other search engines for the > info I > > > need to set one up. if no, well, then I try to optimize the solution I > > > currently have. > > > > > > thanks for the help. > > > > > > -Eric
