From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.netins.net ([167.142.225.203] helo=cgpf2.cgp.netins.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16CNf2-00056M-00 for ; Fri, 07 Dec 2001 11:15:40 -0500 Received: from [167.142.23.35] (HELO president731) by cgpf2.cgp.netins.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.4.8) with SMTP id 483152 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Fri, 07 Dec 2001 10:15:40 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20011207101539.007975e0@pop3.netins.net> X-Sender: jsymes@pop3.netins.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 10:15:39 -0600 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Jason Symes Subject: RE: new linux user In-Reply-To: References: <3.0.6.32.20011206202845.00799930@pop3.netins.net> 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: 2.0.6 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: Thanks! I really didn't want to get a new hd if I didn't have to, and I don't want to give up my Windows either! At 02:41 PM 12/7/01 -0000, you wrote: >Hi > >I wondered if you'd like to consider looking at a Linux distribution that >will install itself in a folder of your Windows disk. The advantage is that >you don't have to bother with adding disks, or partitioning. Its ideal as a >beginning. You'll need about 100Mb of disk space for the distribution. The >speaking version is called ZipSpeak which is a speaking version of ZipSlack. >You'll need one of the supported synthesisers. You can read about the >ZipSlack at: > >www.slackware.com > >HTH > >-----Original Message----- >From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca >[mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Jason Symes >Sent: 07 December 2001 02:29 >To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca >Subject: new linux user > > >I'm considering purchasing a second hard drive to install some version of >Linux on, while leaving my Win98SE as my main os. I've never installed a >second os on one system, and I've had vary little experience with other >os's from Windows. I heard about Speak Out from another list, and they >recommended that I contact this list to get some help. > >I would appreciate any recommendations that any of you can make. > >Jason Symes > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Jason Symes