Hello to everyone

Amanda Lee amanda at shellworld.net
Thu Aug 23 14:51:34 EDT 2001 

Yeah it does! and thanks! I'm used to typing in the blind! literally so
won't kill me to bash at it that way.

Thank you.  -  Amanda Lee


On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Dawes, Stephen wrote:

> Amanda,
>
> As I understand it, it is one size fits all.
>
> When you start the install, you give the installation 2 parameters
> firstly, you tell the installer that you want to use text mode.
> secondly you tell the installer the type of synthesizer you want to use.
>
> E.G.
> text, speakup_synth=acntsa
> would be the parameters for the accent sa
>
> Does this answer your question?
>
> Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc.
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>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Amanda Lee [mailto:amanda at shellworld.net]
> > Sent: 2001 August 23 12:36 PM
> > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > Subject: Re: Hello to everyone
> >
> >
> > I haven't looked on this ftp site but are there different archives for
> > different speech synthesizers?  Seems the only way to have a speaking
> > install of redhat with speakup is to have it configured to
> > work with the
> > type of synthesizer one is using???
> >
> > Guess will go on a hunt to see for myself! ha!  -  Amanda Lee
> >
> > On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Janina Sajka wrote:
> >
> > > Peter, are you looking to install with speech? If so, the
> > question is
> > > about where you got the Redhat. If off one of the official
> > mirrors, it
> > > doesn't come with speech. If you want a Redhat with speakup
> > already in it,
> > > use anonymous ftp to speakup.octothorp.org and download
> > from there. At
> > > least goot a boot floppy image to get going--though you
> > really should get
> > > the entire disk1 iso image, at least.
> > >
> > > Of course, you can always compile speakup in after the
> > fact. But, if you
> > > need to rely on speech, it's easier to get the speakup
> > enabled Redhat up
> > > front.
> > >  On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Peter M. Konka wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey Raul:
> > > >
> > > > I have a copy of Redhat 7.1 which i might install
> > sometime this week and
> > > > play around with it.
> > > >
> > > > --- Peter
> > > >
> > > > At 08:20 AM 8/23/01 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > >Hi Peter.  Glad you can join the list and feel free to
> > jump in at any
> > > > >time.  Everyone here is very friendly and helpful.  I've
> > learned a lot
> > > > >from reading and asking this list.  I wish that at 16 I
> > would have known
> > > > >how to be a webmaster and a technician, hehehe, but at
> > 16 I was playing
> > > > >apple 2e games with my good old texttalker card.  I have
> > a laptop with a
> > > > >dual boot setup, the primary boot is into slackware linux and the
> > > > >secondary boot is into windows 2000 professional so it
> > can be done.  One
> > > > >thing to decide about linux is which distribution to go
> > with when you
> > > > >decide to install.  All are good, some are better for
> > one while others are
> > > > >better for other people.  I personally have always liked
> > slackware and
> > > > >debian the best.  Others on this list use redhat and a
> > few others I
> > > > >imagine.
> > > > >
> > > > >Best regards
> > > > >
> > > > >--- Raul A. Gallegos mailto:raul at asmodean.net
> > http://www.asmodean.net
> > > > >For millions of years, mankind lived just like the
> > animals..  Then
> > > > >something happened, which unleashed the power of our
> > imagination...
> > > > >We learned to talk...
> > > > >
> > > > >On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Peter M. Konka wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hello everyone,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My name is Peter.  I would like to iuntroduce myseelf
> > for i have just
> > > > > > subscribed to this list.  Let me tell you all a little about.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am 16 years old, and I live in Boston Massachusetts...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I attend high school at Charlestown High school, in
> > Charlestown, MA.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I work at a computer store, Computer Warehouse in
> > SOuth Boston, MA, as a
> > > > > > computer technican,l network administrator,
> > webmaster, sales, and a little
> > > > > > of everything else...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am just starting to learn linux.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am legally blind, i do see, i will be installing
> > Linux as dual boot on my
> > > > > > laptop so hopefully some people out there can give me
> > some good tips on
> > > > > > linux if i ever ask..
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am glad to join this list...
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Peter
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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