From: "W. Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@bellsouth.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: A Linux Laptop including speech?
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:42:28 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060206133919.QWPP23047.ibm69aec.bellsouth.net@NICK2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.64.0602052252150.90093@server2.shellworld.net>
You could do it easier and much cheaper with the system you have by using a Giration wireless keyboard which one can easily use laying down placed
across one's hips/lap/stomach... There are models with 30 and 100 foot range, and the 100 is conservatively rated.
Nick
On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 22:55:29 -0500 (EST), Karen Lewellen wrote:
I must have surgery and will not be able to sit up or raise my head for
several weeks. The idea is to create a very basic system so I can still
do some work related tasks, use wordperfect, go online and tellnet to my
shell account, etc.
Thought I might seek a tad more since I must have something, but that is
the basic goal here.
Karen
On Sun, 5 Feb 2006, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net wrote:
> What are you needing this for?
> Gabe Vega
> Certified Technical Support Specialist:A+, Network+
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>
>
> On Feb 5, 2006, at 2:06 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> I realize that laptops have been discussed in the past, but I am
>> unsure if
>> my specific goals were addressed.
>> for a rather unusual reason I must obtain a laptop that will have
>> functional clear speech and allow me to work as I normally do with my
>> computer. I do not have a Linux DOS as of yet, but would need to find
>> this with the absolute least amount of tampering possible because I am
>> short on time.
>> I prefer dectalk speech, but to be honest I have not heard the
>> synthesizer
>> alternatives for Linux. I am not a windows user, so do not want a duo
>> system unless
>> it is a Linux Dos one, or a Linux mac one if this is even possible.
>> I also have a limited budget grin.
>> Any ideas as to where i might begin?
>> I am also weighing the option of a mac laptop, or a windows one
>> stripped
>> down to work with DOS only.
>> Any wisdom welcome on or off list.
>> Thanks,
>> Karen
>>
>>
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