Announcing ZipSpeak 7.1-1

Announcing ZipSpeak 7.1-1

[Matthew Campbell]

ZipSpeak is a talking mini-distribution of Linux for blind and
visually impaired people, based on the ZipSlack distribution and the
Speakup screen reader.  ZipSpeak is designed to be easily installed on
an existing MS-DOS or Windows system, so that the user can start using
a talking Linux system with little difficulty and without help froms
omeone who can see.

ZipSpeak 7.1-1 features ZipSlack version 7.1 and Speakup version
0.09a.  Speakup version 0.09 introduces new drivers for several speech
synthesizers, including the Apollo 2, the Braille and Speak, and the
DECtalk Express.  ZipSpeak 7.1-1 includes a new utility called
speakupconfig which simplifies the customization of Speakup.  It also
includes a modified configuration for the Lynx Web browser which makes
it easier for blind people to use.  Finally, ZipSpeak now supports
many keyboard layouts besides the U.S. layout, greatly improving its
usability for international users.

For more information, go to the ZipSpeak Web page at:

http://www.linux-speakup.org/zipspeak.html

-- 
Matt Campbell <mattcamp@crosswinds.net>
Web site:  http://www.crosswinds.net/~mattcamp/
ICQ #:  33005941

A ZipSpeak Question

[Janina Sajka]

Hi, Matt:

I'm presuming that ZipSpeak only supports eide and not scsi. Is this
correct?

I'm asking on behalf of an interested friend and colleague who has a
scsi system.

				Janina
On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Matthew
Campbell wrote:

> ZipSpeak is a talking mini-distribution of Linux for blind and
> visually impaired people, based on the ZipSlack distribution and the
> Speakup screen reader.  ZipSpeak is designed to be easily installed on
> an existing MS-DOS or Windows system, so that the user can start using
> a talking Linux system with little difficulty and without help froms
> omeone who can see.
> 
> ZipSpeak 7.1-1 features ZipSlack version 7.1 and Speakup version
> 0.09a.  Speakup version 0.09 introduces new drivers for several speech
> synthesizers, including the Apollo 2, the Braille and Speak, and the
> DECtalk Express.  ZipSpeak 7.1-1 includes a new utility called
> speakupconfig which simplifies the customization of Speakup.  It also
> includes a modified configuration for the Lynx Web browser which makes
> it easier for blind people to use.  Finally, ZipSpeak now supports
> many keyboard layouts besides the U.S. layout, greatly improving its
> usability for international users.
> 
> For more information, go to the ZipSpeak Web page at:
> 
> http://www.linux-speakup.org/zipspeak.html
> 
> 

-- 

				Janina Sajka, Director
				Information Systems Research & Development
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

janina@afb.net

Re: A ZipSpeak Question

[Janina Sajka]

Thanks, Jim. 

I will advise my friends to get busy! <grin>

				Janina

PS: They love their unix shell, so how could they not love Linux?

On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Jim Wantz wrote:

> Hi Janina,
> I'm not Matt, but the earlier version of zipspeak definitely does work on
> a SCSI system.  I have it working on a machine at work.  In my case the
> root file system is on /dev/sda1.
> 
>      Jim
> P.s.  If anybody wants to do some Linux training this seems an excellent
> place to begin!
> 
> 
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, Janina Sajka wrote:
> 
> > Hi, Matt:
> > 
> > I'm presuming that ZipSpeak only supports eide and not scsi. Is this
> > correct?
> > 
> > I'm asking on behalf of an interested friend and colleague who has a
> > scsi system.
> > 
> > 				Janina
> > On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Matthew
> > Campbell wrote:
> > 
> > > ZipSpeak is a talking mini-distribution of Linux for blind and
> > > visually impaired people, based on the ZipSlack distribution and the
> > > Speakup screen reader.  ZipSpeak is designed to be easily installed on
> > > an existing MS-DOS or Windows system, so that the user can start using
> > > a talking Linux system with little difficulty and without help froms
> > > omeone who can see.
> > > 
> > > ZipSpeak 7.1-1 features ZipSlack version 7.1 and Speakup version
> > > 0.09a.  Speakup version 0.09 introduces new drivers for several speech
> > > synthesizers, including the Apollo 2, the Braille and Speak, and the
> > > DECtalk Express.  ZipSpeak 7.1-1 includes a new utility called
> > > speakupconfig which simplifies the customization of Speakup.  It also
> > > includes a modified configuration for the Lynx Web browser which makes
> > > it easier for blind people to use.  Finally, ZipSpeak now supports
> > > many keyboard layouts besides the U.S. layout, greatly improving its
> > > usability for international users.
> > > 
> > > For more information, go to the ZipSpeak Web page at:
> > > 
> > > http://www.linux-speakup.org/zipspeak.html
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > 				Janina Sajka, Director
> > 				Information Systems Research & Development
> > 				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> > 
> > janina@afb.net
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > Speakup mailing list
> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

-- 

				Janina Sajka, Director
				Information Systems Research & Development
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

janina@afb.net