Greetings,
To follow up on this thread, what exactly is it that you (Claude) need to do with the Disklavier? As CCW suggested, it may be possible to do it all with external applications of write custom applications for specific needs. It might be possible to write some very simple apps that would integrate well with a screen reader but it is necessary to know what jobs need to be done.
Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 1:26:42 PM, you wrote:
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The current Mark IV uses a proprietary version of Linux. �What may be available in the future models is in the hands of Yamaha engineers in Japan. �I would like to point out however that most vintages (not just Mark IV) of Disklavier can be controlled by a computer. �The computer can be Windows, Macintosh, or some other operating system, as long as it can serve as a standard MIDI interface.�
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For example, you can have a computer running the French version of Windows hooked up to the Disklavier (using serial or USB port on the computer, and "TO HOST" or MIDI port on the Disklavier). �With the wealth of nifty utilities available on this site and on Carol's site, you can do most everything from the computer (the Disklavier control unit just needs to be powered on). �If you are interested in controlling it remotely, what I do is to have Windows XP Pro installed on the computer physically hooked up to the Disklavier, and then any other computer on my network (wireless or wired) can control that computer to control the Disklavier via Remote Desktop. �I am not familiar with how well screen reader softwares can intergrate with Remote Desktop, but it may be worth checking into.�
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