From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.netins.net ([167.142.225.202] helo=cgpf1.cgp.netins.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16LFOY-0005zY-00 for ; Mon, 31 Dec 2001 22:15:18 -0500 Received: from [167.142.23.250] (HELO president731) by cgpf1.cgp.netins.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.4.8) with SMTP id 6966608 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Mon, 31 Dec 2001 21:15:22 -0600 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20011231211520.007a4100@pop3.netins.net> X-Sender: jsymes@pop3.netins.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 21:15:20 -0600 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Jason Symes Subject: Re: New to LINUX In-Reply-To: References: 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: 2.0.7 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: That's too bad too, because I almost bought one when I bought my computer, but I was more familiar with the Doubltalk line so I stuck with it. I'm glad I did, or I'd be out of trying linux. At 09:07 PM 12/31/01 -0500, you wrote: >Stupidity for sure. Since there's absolutely nothing for them to lose, >this is the only word for it. > >On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Geoff Shang wrote: > >> Hi: >> >> Let me emphasize this point about the trippletalk. It cannot be used with >> speakup. And unless and until the trippletalk folks decide to be more >> forth-coming with specs for their products (i.e. they stop iinsisting on a >> non-disclosure agreement), the trippletalk will remain unsupported. Of >> course, this is stupidity on the part of a hardware manufacturer as wider >> support means greater product sales, but a number of hardware manufacturers >> just don't seem to get it. >> >> Geoff. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >-- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > >Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > >Chair, Accessibility SIG >Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) >http://www.openebook.org > >Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, >Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > >Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther >King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at >http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > >Learn how to make accessible software at >http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Jason Symes