From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta07-svc.ntlworld.com ([62.253.162.47]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16CS4k-000786-00 for ; Fri, 07 Dec 2001 15:58:31 -0500 Received: from bigbrother ([80.4.50.14]) by mta07-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.23 201-229-121-123-20010418) with SMTP id <20011207205832.KUIG10846.mta07-svc.ntlworld.com@bigbrother> for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 20:58:32 +0000 From: "Georgina" To: Subject: RE: new linux user Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 22:02:00 -0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: <20011207094147.A6748@uic.edu> Importance: Normal Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Could you explain what you mean? "As far as I know, zipslack is still unfortunately at 7.1," Is it? "not expect a new user to know how to modify zipslack into zipspeak." You may be right but should we judge? What is necessary to use a speaking version of ZipSlack 8? Gena -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Gregory Nowak Sent: 07 December 2001 15:42 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: new linux user As far as I know, zipslack is still unfortuneately at 7.1, which means he wouldn't get the latest zipslack. Yes, I know he could get zipslack 8.0 and modify it, but I would not expect a new user to know how to modify zipslack into zipspeak. Greg On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 02:41:06PM -0000, Georgina wrote: > Hi > > I wondered if you'd like to consider looking at a Linux distribution that > will install itself in a folder of your Windows disk. The advantage is that > you don't have to bother with adding disks, or partitioning. Its ideal as a > beginning. You'll need about 100Mb of disk space for the distribution. The > speaking version is called ZipSpeak which is a speaking version of ZipSlack. > You'll need one of the supported synthesisers. You can read about the > ZipSlack at: > > www.slackware.com > > HTH > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Jason Symes > Sent: 07 December 2001 02:29 > To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca > Subject: new linux user > > > I'm considering purchasing a second hard drive to install some version of > Linux on, while leaving my Win98SE as my main os. I've never installed a > second os on one system, and I've had vary little experience with other > os's from Windows. I heard about Speak Out from another list, and they > recommended that I contact this list to get some help. > > I would appreciate any recommendations that any of you can make. > > Jason Symes > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup