From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from sccrmhc01.attbi.com ([204.127.202.61]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17AbAt-0004bQ-00 for ; Wed, 22 May 2002 14:49:28 -0400 Received: from mycomputer ([24.62.38.156]) by sccrmhc01.attbi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020522184859.TBAA7675.sccrmhc01.attbi.com@mycomputer> for ; Wed, 22 May 2002 18:48:59 +0000 Message-ID: <012601c201c1$1b433360$02263e18@mycomputer> From: "Igor Gueths" To: References: Subject: Re: interesting experiment. Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 14:47:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi all. Does anyone know if the Dectalk PC actually has any blank chips = on its board? Because anyone with a Rom burner can actually burn = dictionary files onto blank chips and sodder them onto the Dectalk PC = board. This would probably be out of reach for most users, but its a = sollution.=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Shaun Oliver To: Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 7:24 AM Subject: Re: interesting experiment. > Hi teddy. > viavoice won't be supported by speakup as I understand it because it's = a > nonfree package and the source code isn't freely available. > as for the problem with the dec-talk pc, the issue is, needing = dictionary > files to be loaded into the synth at boot time. > You can't do this until the file systems are properly mounted. So, if = one > gets a kernel panic, you wouldn't know about it because you wouldn't = have > speech from kernel load. > hth >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Shaun Oliver >=20 > Man is the best computer we can put aboard a spacecraft ... and the > > > only one that can be mass produced with unskilled labor. > > > -- Wernher von Braun. > > > email: shaun_oliver@optusnet.com.au > > > icq:76958435 >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup