From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailout6-1.nyroc.rr.com ([24.92.226.177] helo=mailout6-0.nyroc.rr.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17shl6-0002cY-00 for ; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 06:45:08 -0400 Received: from akp.selfhost.com (roc-66-24-104-177.rochester.rr.com [66.24.104.177]) by mailout6-0.nyroc.rr.com (8.11.6/RoadRunner 1.20) with SMTP id g8LAj9d10890 for ; Sat, 21 Sep 2002 06:45:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: (qmail 28014 invoked by uid 1000); 21 Sep 2002 10:45:50 -0000 From: Ann Parsons MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15756.19933.933781.632380@akp@eznet.net> Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 06:45:49 -0400 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: NFB Net goes linux! In-Reply-To: <007101c26112$569f9600$2aa5a6d8@scottscomp> References: <007101c26112$569f9600$2aa5a6d8@scottscomp> X-Mailer: VM 7.03 under Emacs 20.7.2 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi all, Yeh, ain't that interestin'? Keeps the mind active, yes indeed it do. It's an active interface instead of a passive one. It forces the brain to assimilate information and to keep the memory sharp. You could run Windows if you had Alsheimers, so long as you remembered what the icons meant. You could just use the arrow keys and work the menus that way if you were blind and using speech, simplist thing in the world. Linux makes you think, makes you want to learn more. Demands more of you, forces you to seek the meaning of obscure language and syntax. Ann P. >>>>> "Scott" == Scott B Berry writes: Scott> You know it suprises me that he would go linux. I have Scott> just a bit of experience but I have to say I am really Scott> enjoying it you have so much control but it is a good Scott> learning curve but it keeps the mind active. Scott Berry -- 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