From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from tnt17a-16.focal-chi.corecomm.net ([208.40.16.16] helo=linserver.megsinet.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15U8tL-00014f-00 for ; Tue, 07 Aug 2001 11:35:36 -0400 Received: (from romualt@localhost) by linserver.megsinet.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f77FbUX01516 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:37:30 -0500 Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:36:34 -0500 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Re: what hardware do i need to use speakup Message-ID: <20010807103634.B1506@linserver.megsinet.net> References: <15215.54940.965639.160008@akp.selfhost.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <15215.54940.965639.160008@akp.selfhost.com>; from akp@eznet.net on Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 07:53:00AM -0400 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: Ann, You shouldn't be calling them "sound cards." He may think you really mean a synth is one which most aren't. Greg On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 07:53:00AM -0400, Ann Parsons wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup