From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [216.195.4.67] (helo=mailhost.cotse.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19QoVI-0003oG-00 for ; Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:22:04 -0400 Received: from www.cotse.net (www [216.195.4.68]) by mailhost.cotse.com (5.7.4/5.7.4) with ESMTP id h5DDLUth088977; Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:21:30 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mattw@cotse.net) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.cotse.net (5.7.4/5.7.4) id h5DDLTtP042368; Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:21:29 -0500 (EST) Received: from Cotse Members Webmail (authenticated user mattw) by www.cotse.net with HTTP; Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:21:29 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:21:29 -0500 (EST) X-Abuse-To: abuse@cotse.com Subject: Re: Now what? From: "White, Matt" To: In-Reply-To: <16105.49699.696639.971363@akp@eznet.net> References: <001101c33154$79e88000$481e0343@pcuser> <16105.49699.696639.971363@akp@eznet.net> X-Priority: 3 Importance: Normal X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Cc: , X-Mailer: www.cotse.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 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 X-Reply-To: mattw@cotse.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I think Kathy is talking about Gnopix which is a fairly new Linux distribution. Unfortunately, it is intended to boot into XWindows with Gnome so it would probably not be a good choice for a beginner. You would definitely be better off starting with one of the distributions on the Speakup site. Matt > Hi Kathy, > >>>>>> "Kathy" == Kathy Seven Williams writes: > > Kathy> OK, I've finished my computer building class, and as my > Kathy> reward, my instructor gave me Linux in a self-bootable > Kathy> CD-ROM version I can use right away. I think it's called > Kathy> Knorpix or something like that. I've not even triedit > Kathy> yet. Where do I go from here? Where and how do I get access > Kathy> so I can play? > > > Well, Kathy, I've never heard of Norpix. I have heard of Red Hat, > Debian, Slackware, but not Norpix. There are bootable images you can > download from the speakup site: > > http://www.linux-speakup.org > > They all have Speakup built into them. That's your best bet, I > think. > > There are a lot of folks on the speakup list who can help you better > than can I. So, I am CC'ing the list now. I think it's great you want > to try Linux. I'm sure someone will write back and help you out. > > Ann P. > > Kathy> -- "While they were saying among themselves it cannot be > Kathy> done, it was done." Helen Keller > > -- > Ann K. Parsons > email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." > JRRT > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Matt B. White Tel: 508.969.2836