Re: Got some questions?

[le big mac <orange@eden.com>]

what about connecting via another computer.
i would like to run linux also, but i am waiting on a 2.1g drive.
How do you set it up so you can run linux from a 

boot manger and have it connect to there other computer, so you can use a
terminal prog to get speech?
/Shawn

At 04:24 AM 12/3/96 -0700, you wrote:
>
>Well it will take a 386 with 4 meg of ram minimum to run linux but
>personally I would not run it on less than a 486 66 with 16 meg ram.  It
>is just to slow.  You don't have to tie up your pentium with linux you can
>actually boot into any OS you want by partitioning your drives for each OS
>On my pent I have windows 95, Linux and yes even old MSdos plan.  This way
>you can boot into anything.  As for the device driver for Emacs speak the
>only speach access software out there you have to right that driver in
>emacs as far as I understand it.  If it was as simple as writing it in C
>or C++ I think there would be one writen.  As it is right now if you don't
>have Dectalk you don't have speech.  There is a nice braille term program
>if you have a braille display.  I hear the people who wrote the braille
>screen reader were thinking about writing a speech out put but then I have
>seen nothing of that since I wrote them about 6 months ago.
>
>Ken /whistler
>
>
>On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Jim Corbett wrote:
>
>> Hello there,
>> 
>> I have been monitoring this list for five months and I am inpressed with the
>> caliber of the discussions.
>> 
>> So now I feel comfortable enough to toss my hat into the ring and post a few
>> questions.
>> 
>> My experiences with Linux or Unix has come from the Net or through the
>> college I work for.  However this experience has come via a terminal
emulator.
>> 
>> I have been thinking about setting up a computer at home to play with Linux. 
>> I don't really want to tie up my P166, so I was thinking of using a 286 or a
>> 386 that I can pick up rather ceap these days.  Any ideas?
>> 
>> Also what should I be considering for a synthesizer?  I have the means of
>> accessing a multitude of internal or external devices.  ie. acsent pc,
>> acsent sa, Artic 215, 615, or a Echo internal card.
>> 
>> The latest discussion in regards to Artic, does cause me some concern.
>> 
>> I am currently in my third year of Information systems, and have enough
>> experience with Assembler and C plus plus to try and tackcle writing a
>> device driver.  so if any one out there has the source code for a driver, I
>> would be more than greatful to have it.
>> 
>> Many thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Jim corbett 
>> BLINDNET@reach.net
>> 
>> Jim Corbett 
>> BLINDNET@reach.net
>> 
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