From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from axis.scu.edu.au(wwwproxy.scu.edu.au[203.2.32.1]) (1471 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2000 05:11:04 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from alsvid.scu.edu.au (alsvid.scu.edu.au [203.2.33.1]) by axis.scu.edu.au (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id TAA05700 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2000 19:11:02 +1000 (EST) Received: from data.home (mail@annex3.scu.edu.au [203.2.32.103]) by alsvid.scu.edu.au (8.9.2/8.9.2) with ESMTP id UAA32251 for ; Sat, 21 Oct 2000 20:11:02 +1100 (EST) Received: from geoff by data.home with local-esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 13mrVM-00036I-00; Sat, 21 Oct 2000 16:47:40 +1100 Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 16:47:40 +1100 (EST) From: Geoff Shang To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: best way to install linux to a laptop In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20001020171303.007bc810@mail.ufw2.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: Hi: The difference between installing something like window bridge and installing linux is that programs like window bridge have the support for all synths built into the package, whereas you need to load a kernel specific to the relevant synth for linux. window bridge can load and go 'oh they've asked for a doubletalk PC, guess I'll use that then', but speakup can't do that ... yet. Geoff. -- Geoff Shang ICQ number 43634701