From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from adsl-64-118-241-110.netrox.net ([64.118.244.110] helo=gateway.access-connect.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18r987-0002cJ-00 for ; Thu, 06 Mar 2003 23:06:43 -0500 Received: from xp (xp [10.0.0.2]) by gateway.access-connect.com (Postfix) with SMTP id AA76916FB2 for ; Thu, 6 Mar 2003 23:24:50 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.20030306230939.00cdeb50@pop-server.tampabay.rr.com> X-Sender: patrickt@pop-server.tampabay.rr.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 23:09:39 -0500 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Patrick Turnage Subject: Re: Hello & a question In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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 I thought darwin was unix based not Linux based. It would be interesting to see if speakup will work on that architecture. One thing you can do is search the net for used synths so you don't go out and spend 350 dollars on a doubletalk external. If you don't care the internals are going nice and cheep since they are ISA based. Maybe you can mail me privately about the research you do involving cardiology.. I have an interest.. sincerely, Patrick At 08:18 PM 3/6/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Hello List, >I just joined the list and thought 'd introduce myself. I'm a programmer >working at a cardiology research center at the University of Utah. We >mostly use Macs, but I also use JAWS under Windows 98. Since the >underpinnings of MAC OS X is Linux, I thought I'd try installing a PC >version and see if I can get a headstart on the learning curve for OS X. > >I currently have EMACSSpeak running under Red Hat 8.0 on a 1.4 mHtz machine >with 256 Mb of RAM and 20 Gb devoted to Linux. I would now like to install >Speakup. Yes, I now realize this is kind of backwards, but we live and >learn. >>From looking at the Speakup FAQ's, it looks like I should buy the Double >Talk external speech synthesizer. It seems to be the best (and least >expensive!) way for me to go. >Is this a good choice? Are there any better solutions? Will this >synthesizer block me from other options (like GNOME) that are under >development? >Thanks, >Marshall >-- >Marshall F. Scott >University of Utah >CVRTI >95 South 2000 East >Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5000 >Phone: (801) 587-9523 >FAX: (801) 581-3128 >Cellular: (801) 232-5316 > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ----- Patrick Turnage E-mail: pturnage@tampabay.rr.com AOL Instant Messenger: kg4dqk Home Page: http://www.access-connect.com Connecting the world to access technology information. For all mainstream and adaptive hardware and software.