Re: installing brlspeak.

[<cbowman@netdoor.com>]

hi there, well, thoes are some very good points. however, in my case I am
still more of a dos user then a windows user I thought i knew something of
linux because of having used my first computer wich was a comodorr  amiga,
and it's amigados was much like unix, or linux but, the more that i see of
linux there are more differences then simulairities to amigados.  if there
is such a think as an easy to install, and set-up version do let me know.
thanks alot.
charles

On 2002-03-07 blinux-list@redhat.com said:
   >over the years, I've installed many of the linux versions blind -
   >oriented or not... one thing I noticed is they just ain't simple.
   >I mean simple for everyone regardless o knowledge level.
   >there's a movement afoot in the mass market to simplify linux so
   >you never have to deal with it... like windows did for dos... of
   >course that may or may not have been a good idea, but imagine your
   >mother trying to run linux...
   >'nuf said right?
   >My thought is this.  Assume there's such a thing as a generic
   >computer out there... which there is starting to be:
   >some kind-o-pentium with a processor from severa vendors (yes yes,
   >I know pentium means intel, but linux isn't that picky)
   >if we assume a generically huge  hard disk and of course a sound
   >card, how complex would the cm be to come up with a distribution or
   >just a bootable cd (problem in itself) that would at least talk out
   >of the box...
   >recorded .wavs would be less desirable then tts, but might do in a
   >pinch... at least enough to bootstrap someone...  preferably
   >without having to own various kinds of somewhat compatible
   >assistive technology products.
   >It woulden't even have to be a full system, but it must easily
   >migrate to a full installation.  I'm thinking maximize stability
   >and do our best to keep the change monsters from getting out of
   >control.
   >just imagine a free or inexpensive cd shoved into a dirt cheap
   >computer ($50 for a reasonably powerful machine these days)  and
   >bang, net access...  and alll the gnu software you could want.
   >the big challenge is the darn installation...  every dist has it a
   >tiny bit different, and nothing seems quite bullet-proof.
   >it's been about a year since I installed linux... maybe I should
   >just document where the hitches are these days.
   >anyone have any thoughts?
   >J
   >-----Original Message-----
   >Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 11:38 AM
   >I can't answer both your questions but the kernal command line for
   >the accent pc is speakup_synth=acntpc.  I am not sure if Osvaldo
   >reads this list or not.
   >Kirk
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