From owner-freebsd-hackers  Thu Oct 23 22:02:31 1997
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers>
Received: (from root@localhost)
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA22690
          for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:02:31 -0700 (PDT)
          (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers)
Received: from time.cdrom.com (time.cdrom.com [204.216.27.226])
          by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA22682
          for <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:02:28 -0700 (PDT)
          (envelope-from jkh@time.cdrom.com)
Received: from time.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by time.cdrom.com (8.8.7/8.6.9) with ESMTP id WAA07930; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:03:03 -0700 (PDT)
To: Douglas Carmichael <dcarmich@mcs.com>
cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Text-based sysinstall and serial console for installation? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:39:29 CDT."
             <19971023223929.43563@dcarmich.pr.mcs.net> 
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:03:03 -0700
Message-ID: <7927.877669383@time.cdrom.com>
From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
X-Loop: FreeBSD.org
Precedence: bulk

> A text-based sysinstall utility would be good for:
> 1) Blind users using a speech synthesizer and/or Braille terminal
> 2) Sighted users with systems w/low memory
> 3) Physically challenged users using alternate terminals/input devices that
> can only display text with no cursor addressability.

Well, if you supply me with a boot.flp image which implements all of
this, I'll be happy to put it in the floppies/ directory of the next
release.  I've always encouraged the idea of alternative installers.

					Jordan