From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail2.go.com.jo ([196.27.0.237] helo=front-mail.go.com.jo) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DCLxp-00031L-00 for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 13:12:50 -0500 Received: from server ([213.186.180.57]) by front-mail.go.com.jo with SMTP id <20050318174124.DWNO5195.front-mail@server> for ; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:41:24 +0200 Message-ID: <000501c52be6$088bcfa0$0100000a@server> From: "Mohammed al-shar'" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <000c01c52bce$28896f00$0100000a@server> Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 20:12:23 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Subject: Re: windows versus lynix X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:12:50 -0000 dear kirk, hello. in fact, I don't how to start using linux cause starting it would mean that I'll have to buy a speech synth first. unless there are disterbutions of linux that come with software synths. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirk Reiser" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:10 PM Subject: Re: windows versus lynix > Hello Mohammed: Welcome to the list. I am not sure what you asked in > yourmessage. A lot of blind people use their computers just as well > or better than they could in Windows. Others can never quite get > themselves out of the feeling that they are missing something if they > switch. Whether it works for you will depend on well you like it. > The best thing you can do is try it and find out. If you determine > you don't like it as well you can always go back to using Windows. > > Kirk > Not at all Biased! > > -- > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility > e-mail: kirk@braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario > phone: (519) 661-3061 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >