From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from xserve.cvrti.utah.edu ([155.100.140.8] helo=mail.cvrti.utah.edu) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18r8NW-0002CU-00 for ; Thu, 06 Mar 2003 22:18:34 -0500 Received: from [12.254.232.151] ([12.254.232.151] verified) by mail.cvrti.utah.edu (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 1912695 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Thu, 06 Mar 2003 20:18:22 -0700 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express Macintosh Edition - 4.5 (0410) Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 20:18:22 -0700 Subject: Hello & a question From: "Marshall F. Scott" To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Mime-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Message-ID: Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 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: Hello List, I just joined the list and thought 'd introduce myself. I'm a programmer working at a cardiology research center at the University of Utah. We mostly use Macs, but I also use JAWS under Windows 98. Since the underpinnings of MAC OS X is Linux, I thought I'd try installing a PC version and see if I can get a headstart on the learning curve for OS X. I currently have EMACSSpeak running under Red Hat 8.0 on a 1.4 mHtz machine with 256 Mb of RAM and 20 Gb devoted to Linux. I would now like to install Speakup. Yes, I now realize this is kind of backwards, but we live and learn. >>From looking at the Speakup FAQ's, it looks like I should buy the Double Talk external speech synthesizer. It seems to be the best (and least expensive!) way for me to go. Is this a good choice? Are there any better solutions? Will this synthesizer block me from other options (like GNOME) that are under development? Thanks, Marshall -- Marshall F. Scott University of Utah CVRTI 95 South 2000 East Salt Lake City, UT 84112-5000 Phone: (801) 587-9523 FAX: (801) 581-3128 Cellular: (801) 232-5316