From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from fed1rmmtao07.cox.net ([68.230.241.32]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Bc5Yz-0006TJ-00 for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:53:01 -0400 Received: from lnx2.holmesgrown.com ([68.226.114.120]) by fed1rmmtao07.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040620165225.RTPN28212.fed1rmmtao07.cox.net@lnx2.holmesgrown.com> for ; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 12:52:25 -0400 Received: from steve by lnx2.holmesgrown.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 1Bc5YM-0003wK-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:52:22 -0700 Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:52:22 -0700 From: Steve Holmes To: speakup Message-ID: <20040620165222.GC15043@lnx2.holmesgrown.com> Mail-Followup-To: speakup References: <20040620134117.B3DB25A6BC@duinheks.xs4all.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040620134117.B3DB25A6BC@duinheks.xs4all.nl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: "Steve Holmes,,," Subject: Re: Linux / which synthesiser card for speakup X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 16:53:01 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Obviously, the choice of synthesizer will depend on what sound you like. I happen to like the speakout from GW Micro systems but I also find the accent line of synths to work pretty good. Both of those are no longer being built very unfortunately! A lot of folks like the Double Talk from RC systems. Doesn't sound to bad to me but I don't own one to say any further on it. As for working with the Slackware environment, you're in good shape. You probably have everything you need software wise except for the latest speakup version. I would just download a checkout script from linux-speakup.org and run it as root on your computer. Oh, sorry, got ahead of myself; better get the latest kernel source (2.4.26 or 2.6.6) and then run the checkout script. That will update the kernel with the latest speakup patches and then you can choose your synth during the 'make config' or 'make menuconfig' step. I'm assuming you understand about compiling kernels. If this is all new to you, you could simply copy in the kernel image from speakup.s boot directory of your slackware CD #1. That is a generic IDE and SCSI kernel equipped with speakup 1.5 and all available hardware synths. HTH. On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 05:32:49PM +0200, lists.speakup@duinheks.xs4all.nl wrote: > Hallo, > > It looks like I may have to install speakup on my computer in the moderately > near future. > The documentation with SlackWare 9.1, my current system, mentions a handful > of > supported synthesiser cards. > What I would like to know is which one is considered best. > Once I know that I can probably think of some more questions :) > > Groetjes, > > Hans. > > --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5cvs031202 > * Origin: The Wizard is using MBSE/Linux (2:280/1018) > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > - -- HolmesGrown Solutions The best solutions for the best price! http://ld.net/?holmesgrown -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA1cDDWSjv55S0LfERAnb4AKDtcFFIP6G7hNx8yRISx82vD+Wh3ACg3nXZ LY8aKvvzRdIidtBmtYd4hWo= =6LXq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----