From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.22]) by lists01.pubmisc.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p0E76D48009383 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:06:13 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx02.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.6]) by int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p0E7688j003979 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:06:08 -0500 Received: from mail-vw0-f46.google.com (mail-vw0-f46.google.com [209.85.212.46]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id p0E75ujD009954 for ; Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:05:56 -0500 Received: by vws16 with SMTP id 16so945028vws.33 for ; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:05:56 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:date:from:to:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to :user-agent; bh=Du7W3tuRHrqDV6fMLJfGdcbLccrZ4ZJKCnJRWDWJaWE=; b=Y8tArRtYlen5kz8CGXnggbdJImkTWiNIFey4asxUEWw8d4tTUNCvv0Pq51sxB3v4io MCyTayPS34LjEfa650rCYlKJilgsAVjkwqDSohjPu3ChfVQEgafKu9YpstNpJZ7sSuuI D5NWLsN3bCFb4JC2LTJELjxcRlRrk58AcWdeU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=ol5ei3+zqK3W+6BRI3KjMtt3NS1/y4qNGmwdP8Q3C087TgiILQgpteN9+plkYASZbv UjCjRAZjK6DPybS988YJS3qqTsXIzriUDGX0QYh8GMR+8wjIkc/1WWXlmul3H2T5BFkl 8p/QU6fqvoPqauqYXm6L5hbmb7KBIEP9muJFA= Received: by 10.220.189.10 with SMTP id dc10mr73043vcb.275.1294988755966; Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:05:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from football.tbsaunde.org (TREVTOP2W.WV.CC.CMU.EDU [128.237.254.201]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b26sm463532vby.13.2011.01.13.23.05.53 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 13 Jan 2011 23:05:54 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:04:44 -0500 From: Trevor Saunders To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: debian on a laptop? Message-ID: <20110114070444.GA10605@football.tbsaunde.org> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="FCuugMFkClbJLl1L" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-RedHat-Spam-Score: -0.79 (DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, SPF_PASS, T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.22 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.67 on 10.5.110.6 X-loop: blinux-list@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: junk Reply-To: Linux for blind general discussion List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:06:13 -0000 --FCuugMFkClbJLl1L Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 10:25:38PM -0500, Karen Lewellen wrote: > Granted I have the desktop hardware sitting in my office for a Linux > box, but am told no one in Toronto can do this sort of work from an > access standpoint. hmm? I'm not sure what you mean, what work is this? I ee you are writing from a shellworld email so my first gues would be some sort of syadminy thing, which I would think you could do just fine from a linux, imho more comfortably than from a windows one. > My two questions are basic hardware specifications if I go with > laptop instead, and what about speech? for what hardware it mostly depends on what you plan to do with the machine, but I'd also keep in mind what hardware is likely to take work to get working. > I prefer tectalk speech if I can get it, which I guess? meaning I > could be wrong, means an external synthesizer? I've never heard of techtalk to you mean the ibmtts / ttsynth eliquence like thing? Personally I've always been perfectly fine with espeak, but I understand plenty of others feel differently. Trev > thanks in advance, > Karen >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list --FCuugMFkClbJLl1L Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJNL/WMAAoJEBfSn9LueXXX0pQQAIx1Cj9O1SEZAHk8TfAueDdU lV34qYiKs8ZYEQCQsWJjb2q6zyAP5y7VD0t6Y6OuGGeZhOoNe0Fx7+2yrpViwXhy 2qqRHvBO8fWCvz0hynf7fowZNmTzNiEzCMwp0xYskemg1TGrxdSmTuvzvdaepGVr H2X3i8bXHGYAK0IDrqhgx7jPO0q5my78ggqx79ZmkoqtwFbyXro6EaNwZM1hMoh7 byiFodJeEozEEEv+fXdSxOnLflhr51Qb06pI/A/KMoPe+PEaGRYURmE+evLJqRNd rcsJUDiiXMcR/DGi3ks0LRYk2AYtNVj8Dcxsr4CIkUho/5bKZAzjqVmmmCL1UbUZ tDaUB3CEsyIb9HKACbkWlKGkBR0IvpGF95YAuoupO1wU4fCRi4MqK4TS7F+C7p0a 5re71Sc8VcgUIcXIFguyPXtZkjVA2OjRZcHLgxSfk+9xR0Ked+NhaOdWRDwai+uM Ke6XyWd/pU1O2nb0w7kNuDq+jvBo0H+ajhRCIp5feCncRFztBFyRQwZKrwNpG/W/ U9F/I39DbkLYIAgcWupgG0ll8+GTydXshpjaCeGBMXYBu2xrRZnZVwKjO/6TpHa3 /13cAwAZFgvHxNt5NM1TVm8CWRfsMxBzcZ5SDCGIOSP58aixfOsLccPP9FPsETTj 1/rMIaqh6prk/M65S0gG =JdNR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --FCuugMFkClbJLl1L--