what hardware do i need to use speakup

[Gregory Nowak]

Ann,

You shouldn't be calling them "sound cards."
He may think you really mean a synth is one which most
aren't.
Greg


On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 07:53:00AM -0400, Ann Parsons wrote:
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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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