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From: Kenneth Albanowski <kjahds@kjahds.com>
To: blinux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: another idea for speech
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 16:27:09 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.93.961209162517.238M-100000@kjahds.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <tslsp5hojr1.fsf@tertius.mit.edu>

On 7 Dec 1996, Sam Hartman wrote:

> 	I understand some people's desire to have a console mode
> screen reader  and agree that this might have to be Linux dependent.
> Either one of these goals would be reasonable, but  not both in the
> same product.

Folks, please remember to distinguish between a screen reader and a voice
synthesizer. From the name, I assume the company/product orginally
mentioned (Synthavoice) involves primarily speech synthesis.

Regardless of how screen reading is implemented under the console or X,
and regardless of who does it, speech synthesis software would be useful
for Linux. 

--
Kenneth Albanowski (kjahds@kjahds.com, CIS: 70705,126)



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Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Craig Martin
 ` Kenneth Albanowski
 ` Jim Rebman
 ` Sam Hartman
   ` Kenneth Albanowski [this message]
 ` Steve Holmes
   ` Kenneth Albanowski
     ` Mark Newbold
 Lar Kaufman
 ` Jim Rebman
   ` Jason John Griffin White
   ` Craig Martin
     ` Ken Perry
     ` Joel Zimba
     ` Ben Van Poppel
 michael malver
 Travis Siegel
 HRTC
 ` Travis Siegel
   ` Brian L. Sellden
     ` Travis Siegel
       ` Joel Zimba
       ` William Loughborough
         ` Travis Siegel
       ` Jim Rebman
         ` Travis Siegel
       ` Brian L. Sellden

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