From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from speech.braille.uwo.ca (speech.braille.uwo.ca [129.100.249.132]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 673D4CB9A4 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2012 20:30:36 -0500 (EST) Received: by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) id 70FAFC1A170; Wed, 5 Dec 2012 20:29:58 -0500 (EST) X-Greylist: delayed 564 seconds by postgrey-1.34 at speech; Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:29:58 EST Received: from mail.insightbb.com (smtp.insight.synacor.com [208.47.185.22]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E5ABC1A0F5 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2012 20:29:58 -0500 (EST) X_CMAE_Category: 0,0 Undefined,Undefined X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=cf9QXw/M c=1 sm=0 a=WdH4fYfIsQ66nRIvHS2yqQ==:17 a=guqlkSfHxUcA:10 a=jLN7EqiLvroA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=9YQ-1ebCAAAA:8 a=Kz8Pu4rP8s8A:10 a=7Rb5-aQxBfYJ9sI6D-cA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=WdH4fYfIsQ66nRIvHS2yqQ==:117 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp01.insight.synacor.com header.from=ratguy@insightbb.com; sender-id=softfail Authentication-Results: smtp01.insight.synacor.com smtp.mail=ratguy@insightbb.com; spf=softfail; sender-id=softfail Received-SPF: softfail (smtp01.insight.synacor.com: transitional domain insightbb.com does not designate 74.132.255.13 as permitted sender) Received: from [74.132.255.13] ([74.132.255.13:9482] helo=Boe) by mail.insightbb.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.49 r(42060/42061)) with ESMTP id 60/AF-04110-6D2FFB05; Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:20:22 -0500 Message-ID: <65B886F7A79248CEB042AE9E9194AB5F@Boe> From: "Jayson Smith" To: "Speakup" Subject: Hardware for new Linux installs? Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 20:20:22 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:30:37 -0000 Hi, My Linux box decided last night would be a wonderful time to go to that great computer center in the sky. I was sitting here last night and the thing suddenly powered down, and won't power back up. Probably either a PSU or mobo blown. Time to upgrade anyhow, since I've had this box since 2005. Fortunately, when the Linux box went up to Linux box heaven, it didn't take the hard drive along for the ride, and I've already backed up all my data. What I need to know is, what kinds of systems are people using these days for new Linux installs? I don't want to try to migrate my old system over to new hardware, since it was a hopelessly outdated Gentoo install. I probably wouldn't go with Gentoo again anyway. So what minimum hardware requirements, what distro? I'd love to play around with a GUI, but I absolutely can't stand Espeak! The GUY doesn't work with hardware synths, right? What about newer kernels and serial ports? If I do go with a GUI, is there any way to get Eloquence for it? Is anyone selling pre-built Linux systems for blind folks? Thanks for any help! Jayson