Re: Got some questions?

[Ken Perry <whistler@blinksoft.com>]

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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