what hardware do i need to use speakup

[Ann Parsons]

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Hi all,

Um, excuse me.  I think we've got a real newbie here.  Jack, perhaps
you can tell us a bit more about who you are and why you want to
access speakup.  

A synthesizer is a dedicated sound card that is especially designed
for speech output.  You can have internal and external speech
synthesizers.  No, they are not sold in regular computer stores.  

Do I take it that you are a sighted linuxer who wants to adapt a
computer for a friend or relative who is blind?  In that case, you
need info on synthesizers and where to get them, etc.  

If you are a competent linuxer, then, I will tell you that emacspeak
does work with the Via Voice Outloud from IBM, its software answer to
speech synthesis.    You can download that package off the net.  If
your friend/relative wants speech access from boot-up to shutdown,
then he/she will need speakup and a hardware synthesizer.

Ann P.
  
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