From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from scanmail3.cableone.net ([24.116.0.123]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18rS7i-0003oN-00 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 19:23:34 -0500 Received: from scanmail3.cableone.net ([10.116.0.123]) by scanmail3.cableone.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.687.68); Fri, 7 Mar 2003 17:20:05 -0700 Received: from scanmail3.cableone.net [24.116.0.123] by scanmail3.cableone.net (SMTPD32-7.04) id A71794C00B2; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 17:19:38 -0700 Received: from glenn (24-117-239-177.cpe.cableone.net [24.117.239.177]) by mail.cableone.net with SMTP (MailShield v2.04 - WIN32 Jul 17 2001 17:12:42); Fri, 07 Mar 2003 17:19:37 -0700 Message-ID: <001f01c2e508$d9b03ca0$a600a8c0@glenn> From: "From Glenn Ervinat home." To: References: <5.1.0.14.0.20030306213901.00a91098@pop.pacbell.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Hello & a question Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 18:22:48 -0600 Organization: from Home MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-SMTP-HELO: glenn X-SMTP-MAIL-FROM: glennervin@cableone.net X-SMTP-PEER-INFO: 24-117-239-177.cpe.cableone.net [24.117.239.177] Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "From Glenn Ervinat home." List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Me too! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bear in SFO" To: Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 11:40 PM Subject: Re: Hello & a question Let me piggy-back on this one: anyone aware of an accessible version of Linux that runs on Macs? I have this 6400 that runs on a 604ev (or something like that) and it is just sitting in a corner... Thanks --David At 08:18 PM 3/6/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Hello List, >I just joined the list and thought 'd introduce myself. I'm a programmer >working at a cardiology research center at the University of Utah. We >mostly use Macs, but I also use JAWS under Windows 98. Since the >underpinnings of MAC OS X is Linux, I thought I'd try installing a PC >version and see if I can get a headstart on the learning curve for OS X. > >I currently have EMACSSpeak running under Red Hat 8.0 on a 1.4 mHtz machine >with 256 Mb of RAM and 20 Gb devoted to Linux. I would now like to install >Speakup. Yes, I now realize this is kind of backwards, but we live and >learn. > From looking at the Speakup FAQ's, it looks like I should buy the Double >Talk external speech synthesizer. It seems to be the best (and least >expensive!) way for me to go. >Is this a good choice? Are there any better solutions? Will this >synthesizer block me from other options (like GNOME) that are under >development? >Thanks, >Marshall >-- >Marshall F. Scott >University of Utah >CVRTI >95 South 2000 East >Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5000 >Phone: (801) 587-9523 >FAX: (801) 581-3128 >Cellular: (801) 232-5316 > > > >_______________________________________________ >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