From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GVDud-0007d2-00 for ; Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:04:19 -0400 Received: from [207.90.102.19] (d18.as1.dytn.oh.core.com [207.90.102.19]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.13.1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k94L4HTa075641 for ; Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:04:18 GMT (envelope-from ace@talkingirc.net) Message-ID: <452421CE.2020207@talkingirc.net> Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:04:14 -0400 From: ace Organization: The TalkingIRC Network User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.7 (Windows/20060909) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: A version of Speakup... for your cell phone? References: <7.0.1.0.0.20061004094541.01f21f90@the-jdh.com> In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.0.20061004094541.01f21f90@the-jdh.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 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: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:04:19 -0000 Not to get off on a cellphone rant or anything but, first, this won't be the first Linux phone. I know for sure that the Owasys 22C runs Linux. Secondly, just to voice an opinion: Why isn't anyone developing accessible CDMA phones? Where I live, the GSM signal sucks and I am only able to use Verizon with great signal. James Homuth wrote: > Could happen, if you've got about $600, presumeably US, to spare. > Apparently, the first Linux cell phone will be available in the first > few months of 2007, released by D-Link. It'll be a GSM capable phone, > with all the features you'd expect, and will hopefully work with your > current GSM provider. Information from article at > http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/10/04/0142257&from=rss > > James > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > __________ NOD32 1.1790 (20061004) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > -- ace Network Administrator of irc.talkingirc.net http://www.talkingirc.net