From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp808.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.168.187]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18rAWG-0003BZ-00 for ; Fri, 07 Mar 2003 00:35:44 -0500 Received: from adsl-67-113-4-104.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net (HELO panda.PacBell.NET) (bearsfo@pacbell.net@67.113.4.104 with login) by smtp-sbc-v1.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Mar 2003 05:35:39 -0000 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20030306213901.00a91098@pop.pacbell.yahoo.com> X-Sender: bearsfo@pacbell.net@pop.pacbell.yahoo.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 21:40:49 -0800 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca From: Bear in SFO Subject: Re: Hello & a question In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 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: Let me piggy-back on this one: anyone aware of an accessible version of Linux that runs on Macs? I have this 6400 that runs on a 604ev (or something like that) and it is just sitting in a corner... Thanks --David At 08:18 PM 3/6/2003 -0700, you wrote: >Hello List, >I just joined the list and thought 'd introduce myself. I'm a programmer >working at a cardiology research center at the University of Utah. We >mostly use Macs, but I also use JAWS under Windows 98. Since the >underpinnings of MAC OS X is Linux, I thought I'd try installing a PC >version and see if I can get a headstart on the learning curve for OS X. > >I currently have EMACSSpeak running under Red Hat 8.0 on a 1.4 mHtz machine >with 256 Mb of RAM and 20 Gb devoted to Linux. I would now like to install >Speakup. Yes, I now realize this is kind of backwards, but we live and >learn. > From looking at the Speakup FAQ's, it looks like I should buy the Double >Talk external speech synthesizer. It seems to be the best (and least >expensive!) way for me to go. >Is this a good choice? Are there any better solutions? Will this >synthesizer block me from other options (like GNOME) that are under >development? >Thanks, >Marshall >-- >Marshall F. Scott >University of Utah >CVRTI >95 South 2000 East >Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5000 >Phone: (801) 587-9523 >FAX: (801) 581-3128 >Cellular: (801) 232-5316 > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup