From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from home.rdsnet.ro ([193.231.236.40] helo=relay1.home.ro) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17BSBn-0007ha-00 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 23:25:55 -0400 Received: (qmail 32582 invoked from network); 25 May 2002 03:25:53 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO smtp) (213.233.73.79) by s1.home.ro with SMTP; 25 May 2002 03:25:53 -0000 Message-ID: <013c01c2039c$1415a6e0$4f49e9d5@microsoft.com> From: "Octavian Rasnita" To: References: Subject: Re: interesting experiment. Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 08:18:42 +0300 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 6.00.2600.0000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 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: Well, a lot of Windows users also think the same but to be sincere, I like how the eloquence sinthesizer sounds. That's why I also like how IBM Via Voice sounds. Teddy, orasnita@home.ro ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" To: Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 3:25 PM Subject: Re: interesting experiment. > On Tue, 21 May 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote: > > > In Windows I can have champaigne for free. > > In Linux I need to pay for a hardware sinth to be able to get champaigne. > > It was the same thing some years ago when I would need a hardware sinth for > > DOS. > > Hmmm, so tell me, which fully-featured screen reader are you using for > Windows that's free? Ok, so you're using a couple of demos, but that's > hardly Champagne, is it? I already had a copy of Jaws, but chose to pay > for a hardware synthesiser because I don't like cheap Champagne > masquerading as a top vintage. *smile* > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >