From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from chmls06.mediaone.net ([24.147.1.144]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 165bTo-0004pV-00 for ; Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:36:04 -0500 Received: from h005004cf6187.ne.mediaone.net (IDENT:wx1g@h005004cf6187.ne.mediaone.net [65.96.159.27]) by chmls06.mediaone.net (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id fAINah807159 for ; Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:36:43 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2001 18:41:50 -0500 (EST) From: Dave Hunt X-Sender: wx1g@h005004cf6187.ne.mediaone.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: I am now getting started In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi there!! Yes, I'm running a RH 7.0 box now. My Internet connect is KT&T Broadband. To get speech, I'm using my BNS 640 as a terminal, by way of the brlterm program. Fortunately, the are no valuable data on the Linux side of the wall, yet. If a new install is required, I can do it. This machine has Win2K and Linux. I'd like to keep it this way (my job requires Win2K. For ease and reliability, I boot the Linux from a floppy. Thanks, Dave On Sun, 18 Nov 2001, Janina Sajka wrote: > Hi, Dave: > > Well, you're right about the default optimization! > > One thing for sure, this won't be your last installation, so I guess > there's no harm in picking up a little experience. It is the best teacher, > after all. > > One question first. Do you have an install working in some fashion or > other? And, is there a network connection working? Reason I ask is that > any number of folks here could slide on over into your system and tweak > you up quickly if you do have a working install and a good net connection, > preferably broadband of some kind. > > Otherwise, I'd go with the reinstall. > > The good news is that once you get a talking system going with speakup, > how ever many times you reinstall for whatever reasons, you'll never go > through the initial troubles again. > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, > Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.asp > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther > King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > Learn how to make accessible software at > http://www.afb.org/accessapp.asp > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >