From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.netsonic.fi ([194.29.192.26]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1Gi2Wx-0006K7-00 for ; Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:32:51 -0500 Received: from nkl.local (tietotalo2.adsl.netsonic.fi [194.29.195.3]) by smtp.netsonic.fi (Postfix) with SMTP id 4CAB21F8133 for ; Thu, 9 Nov 2006 07:32:50 +0200 (EET) Received: (qmail 3971 invoked from network); 9 Nov 2006 05:32:49 -0000 Received: from nkl.local (1000@192.168.1.14) by nkl.local with SMTP; 9 Nov 2006 05:32:49 -0000 Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 07:32:49 +0200 (EET) From: Ari Moisio To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: What's the advantage of a hardware synth? In-Reply-To: <004b01c703b4$80fdc5e0$cc00a8c0@theboss> Message-ID: References: <200611081747270383.0087E231@127.0.0.1><20061108185557.GC9808@localhost.localdomain> <4e82d0bfe8jsd@clara.co.uk> <004b01c703b4$80fdc5e0$cc00a8c0@theboss> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 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, 09 Nov 2006 05:32:52 -0000 Hi It is not necessary at all to have hardware synth to install LInux. I have made several installations with serial console. this does not require specially tailored distributions. I also have serial console enabled if something goes wrong during the bootup. External synths have their advances but IMO they are not worth fo their price. -- arimo On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Nick G wrote: > Jonathan, it's number 6, really, that being the abbility to install linux > without eyes. The current technical limitations have it that way that the > linux distributions need to be installed with a hardware synth because I > don't believe Alsa loads on most isolinux instalation media, though correct > me if I'm wrong. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Duddington" > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:41 PM > Subject: What's the advantage of a hardware synth? > > >> In article , >> randy turner wrote: >> >>> do they still build any computers with the older isa slots? >>> also has any company built any pci synths that will work in linux? >>> what are the choices that are left for linux?? >> >> I'm not visually impaired and I've not used a hardware synth myself, >> but I'm curious. What is the advantage of a hardware synth over a >> software synth? >> >> I can think of a few possibilities, but I'm curious which are true and >> are important for those who use or prefer hardware synths: >> >> 1. It doesn't affect the computer's sound system, which can therefore >> play other sounds unaffected by the TTS. This could probably be >> achieved for a software synth by using two sound cards. >> >> 2. System startup messages can be spoken before the point when the >> sound system and synth software is initialized and working. This would >> be overcome by the proposed "Spoken Boot" feature. >> >> 3. Problems with installing and setting up a software synth. >> >> 4. Prefer the sound of the hardware synth voice to those currently >> available with software synths. >> >> 5. Limitations of computer processor power or memory, although I doubt >> this is an issue now. >> >> 6. The hardware synth offers some feature not available in the >> software synths. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >