From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail2.eznet.net ([209.105.128.7] ident=qmailr) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15U5RD-0008OF-00 for ; Tue, 07 Aug 2001 07:54:20 -0400 Received: (qmail 22684 invoked from network); 7 Aug 2001 11:54:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO akp) (209.105.150.6) by vmail.eznet.net with SMTP; 7 Aug 2001 11:54:19 -0000 Received: from akp by akp with local (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 15U5Px-0000BV-00 for ; Tue, 07 Aug 2001 07:53:01 -0400 From: Ann Parsons MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15215.54940.965639.160008@akp.selfhost.com> Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 07:53:00 -0400 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Re: what hardware do i need to use speakup Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 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: In-Reply-To: <000701c11f2b$606e9840$4100a8c0@pandora> References: <004f01c11eac$97149040$4100a8c0@pandora> <20010806190121.A156@Snoopy.megsinet.net> <000701c11f2b$606e9840$4100a8c0@pandora> X-Mailer: VM 6.92 under Emacs 20.7.2 Bcc: akp@eznet.net Hi all, Um, excuse me. I think we've got a real newbie here. Jack, perhaps you can tell us a bit more about who you are and why you want to access speakup. A synthesizer is a dedicated sound card that is especially designed for speech output. You can have internal and external speech synthesizers. No, they are not sold in regular computer stores. Do I take it that you are a sighted linuxer who wants to adapt a computer for a friend or relative who is blind? In that case, you need info on synthesizers and where to get them, etc. If you are a competent linuxer, then, I will tell you that emacspeak does work with the Via Voice Outloud from IBM, its software answer to speech synthesis. You can download that package off the net. If your friend/relative wants speech access from boot-up to shutdown, then he/she will need speakup and a hardware synthesizer. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT