From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rv-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.198.190]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1IJhAc-0002rM-00 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:57:42 -0400 Received: by rv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id f1so1112921rvb for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:57:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.141.3.10 with SMTP id f10mr665026rvi.1186801061646; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:57:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?192.168.2.100? ( [203.214.50.20]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id b24sm7001032rvf.2007.08.10.19.57.36 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:57:37 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46BD258C.2080807@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:57:16 +1000 From: Daniel Dalton User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: getting started with linux References: <46BC52A0.7060808@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: 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: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:57:43 -0000 Willem van der Walt wrote: > On Fri, 10 Aug 2007, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > >> Hi, >> I am learning to program in c and I am looking to buy a machine to run >> linux. >> So I just have some questions. >> 1. I will just be doing the following: >> using a text editor, >> using gcc, >> using the web and email a little bit, >> Using the rockbox compilers I will install >> and I will also be copying files to and from USB drives. >> >> So my question is what sort of machine will I need? Would one with 633 >> mhz cpu 128 mb of ram and a 10 gb hard drive work. >> > Yes, although more ram when compiling helps, it should work. > > I am just getting into this so I don't need the best results but would that run > speak up and Linux fine? > Yes as long as you have a sound card supported by Linux or a hardware > synth supported by speakup. > So just using a text editor, compiler and make file will work on a machine like this? >> 2. Does speak up give me access to everything in linux including the >> command line interface? >> > The command-line interface is what speakup gives access to. > If you want graphical access your machine would be too small for a modern > Linux anyway. > The command-line is all you need to use gcc which you can install from > your Linux cd. > > Does the command line have an accessible text editor? Also what is the graphical interface? > >> 3. What is a good text editor for programming on linux? I need one that >> does the indentation as well as saves with unix style line endings. >> > There are many. Most of these can be configured to do what you want and > will > by default save in the UNIX format. > > > Do you know of any good ones? And how would I install them and run them? 6. How hard is speak up to install? > There are speakup-modified distributions. If you use one of those, it is > not that difficult. > I think ubuntu 7.4 is currently the easyest, but there are several > options. > > Ok and where would I get linux from to install on to my machine? If it came with win 98 could I remove this and install linux? If so how? And would I be able to search the internet for programming stuff as well as send and receive email on this type of machine? And one more question what sound card will I need. If I have the right sound card will speakup work with it and come with a synthesizer? Thanks for all your help and if you could answer these questions I would greatly appreciate it. -- Daniel Dalton