From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from homiemail-a7.g.dreamhost.com (caiajhbdccah.dreamhost.com [208.97.132.207]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 280C4C1A0D5 for ; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:42:22 -0500 (EST) Received: from homiemail-a7.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a7.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB53B25C06A; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:42:21 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=brannan.name; h=content-type :mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; q=dns; s= brannan.name; b=aU5X59ez1JeepcVzB4jJBmtQmv5IAACIGL0UDtJ9cfj7FQJy jlMUjMm3u+h8HIamesHBFBOMV2Ia6Jz9p4vzuqQQYEh14o4QIjvJfbM6CcscRtzP BSVrY+9IY6jPLQ0mjmf8Qiq1HFlgVy8AegFK/+3VT/nrxxWlMOkiGsKlM1o= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=brannan.name; h= content-type:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; s= brannan.name; bh=qYtqraipmuqkqM8F5/+v+5bjDf4=; b=bKo5AdzojveHo26 xBi/eqzUcaXf86Rkh2o7rE8uTA9Ck7k7MQtpHt3kYrMa900Vgj1XgrswsnqyASwt IgDV6Mnc3vo+tcezkE1inqK7juUmpXKUAOVS0/AP2OBFPoMH+RAUG/+S9fEHuYwc VmKNXgD7bxZrex+uIdS0s5vc1JP8= Received: from [192.168.1.108] (cpe-107-9-193-45.neo.res.rr.com [107.9.193.45]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: buddy@brannan.name) by homiemail-a7.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4F34425C064; Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:42:21 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1257) Subject: Re: Anyone thought about raspberry pie? From: Buddy Brannan In-Reply-To: <4F42F112.1070109@tysdomain.com> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:42:19 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <4F42EAD4.6050306@gmail.com> <29495B53-8B34-440D-BCB5-9DAE24160F7A@brannan.name> <4F42F112.1070109@tysdomain.com> To: tyler@tysdomain.com, "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1257) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:42:22 -0000 Oh, clearly there will be challenges, and I would be very surprised if = it just came right up talking. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Feb 20, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Littlefield, Tyler wrote: > I think it can be done. I was just warning about out of the box = optomism. > On 2/20/2012 6:04 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >> Hi, >>=20 >> Yes, Arm is a different architecture, but that doesn't mean Speakup = won't compile for it. Doesn't mean it will, but it seems to me that it = should. Well, for $35, I reckon a bunch of us can get them and play = around with them, anyway. I'm game. And, speak should work, I mean, they = got it to work on Android, and most of those devices are Arm-based. >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Feb 20, 2012, at 7:52 PM, Kyle wrote: >>=20 >>> =46rom the website: >>>=20 >>> What Linux distros will be supported at launch? >>>=20 >>> Fedora, Debian and ArchLinux will be supported from the start. We = hope to see support from other distros later. (Because of issues with = newer releases of Ubuntu and the ARM processor we are using, Ubuntu = can=92t commit to support Raspberry Pi at the moment.) You will be able = to download distro images from us as soon as the Raspberry Pi is = released, and we will also be selling pre-loaded SD cards shortly after = release. >>>=20 >>> So if Arch and Debian are supported, Speakup modules or kernels = compiled with Speakup should run without issues. Some software speech = synthesizers may have memory issues, but eSpeak is sure to run, as it = has an extremely low memory requirement. >>>=20 >>> On a side note, I really want one of these things , and will likely = purchase one once the cases are available. Then I can try to get Talking = Arch running on it. I also wonder how easy it would be to get bluetooth = running on something like this. It looks like it would pair well with a = bluetooth keyboard and become a nice little portable computer. This = looks more and more like a fun little project to work on for very little = money. And with the right software, it will work better than most of = those notetaker thingies that still cost 100 times as much as this baby, = and that some people still buy for some reason. Smile. >>> ~Kyle >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >=20 >=20 > --=20 >=20 > Take care, > Ty > Web: http://tds-solutions.net > The Aspen project: a light-weight barebones mud engine > http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud >=20 > Sent from my toaster. >=20 > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup