What you'll need
*python 2.6
*com0com
*pyserial
*vmware player or workstation
How to set this up
1. install python 2.6, then pyserial and finally com0com
2. When you've installed com0com, go to its start menu group, and pick setup.
3. the tree view should be set for virtual pare 0.
4. Enter COM8 in the first field, and COM9 in the second field, then press space/enter on the apply button.
5. close the setup utility
Ok, the serial ports are now ready. Here is how you run the actual synth.
Go into a command prompt, then navigate where you've stored your "virtual bns" folder. IE 
cd C:\bns
If you get a prompt such as 
C:\bns>
Then you're fine to actually launch the virtual braille n' speak. to do that, assuming you've installed python in the default location, you enter C:\python26\python emu.py com9
After a few seconds, you should hear eSpeak say "ready". just leave the window open

Now, you can boot the virtual machine.  It has a copy of ASAP for dos access. (to run that, type C: to make sure you're on the c drive, then enter s.bat.)
It also has a copy of windows 3.1 with window-eyes 1.1. to run that, first make sure that you don't have ASAP running, then just type in win. you should hear a chime and speech should come on.


