From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail40c8.megamailservers.com ([69.49.106.190]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I2VqR-0007yZ-00 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:25:51 -0400 X-Authenticated-User: mvferranti.clearwire.net Received: from [192.168.123.100] (69-44-252-62.mrc.clearwire-dns.net [69.44.252.62]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail40c8.megamailservers.com (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l5OHPna4024612 for ; Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:25:50 -0400 Message-ID: <467EA927.2030006@clearwire.net> Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 18:25:59 +0100 From: Gaijin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Software speech opinions References: <000c01c7b2ab$984096f0$6401a8c0@YOUR3ADE1B78A3> <032101c7b681$2837a400$ab00a8c0@tenstac> In-Reply-To: <032101c7b681$2837a400$ab00a8c0@tenstac> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:25:51 -0000 Doug Sutherland wrote: > I can't imagine why that should obsolete speech hardware, there will just > have to be new drivers and some software work, that's all. The new DECTalk Express is USB. It's more a matter of hardware synth manufacturers wanting to continue making money. A Mojo pin drive with Win-Eyes or JAWS and a hardware synth is more portable across Windows platforms. You can plug them into a library computer and go...if they'll let you. Michael