new linux user

[Gregory Nowak]

The URL to zipspeak.zip 7.1 is:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-7.1/zipspeak/zipspeak.zip
. Hth.
Greg


On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 11:07:46AM -0600, Jason Symes wrote:
> Ok. I got on slackware's site and it sounds really great, but there's only
> one problem. I went to Speakup's ftp site to find zipspeak, and a page
> informed me that it had been moved to the slackware ftp server. When I
> followed the address given, I was rudely rebuffed for trying to get a
> directory that doesn't exist. I tried the zipspeak page that's housed by
> speakup, but I got a page doesn't exist message. Can anyone help me find
> zipspeak?
> Thanks.
> At 10:46 AM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote:
> >I'm afraid you're right. My programming skills aren't too flashy, and I've
> >never used any linux before. I suppose I'll have to use the 7.1 version.
> >
> >At 09:41 AM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote:
> >>As far as I know, zipslack is still unfortuneately at 7.1,
> >>which means he wouldn't get the latest zipslack.
> >>Yes, I know he could get zipslack 8.0 and modify it, but I would
> >>not expect a new user to know how to modify zipslack into zipspeak.
> >>Greg
> >>
> >>
> >>On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 02:41:06PM -0000, Georgina wrote:
> >>> Hi
> >>> 
> >>> I wondered if you'd like to consider looking at a Linux distribution that
> >>> will install itself in a folder of your Windows disk.  The advantage is
> >that
> >>> you don't have to bother with adding disks, or partitioning.  Its ideal
> >as a
> >>> beginning.  You'll need about 100Mb of disk space for the distribution.
> >The
> >>> speaking version is called ZipSpeak which is a speaking version of
> >ZipSlack.
> >>> You'll need one of the supported synthesisers.  You can read about the
> >>> ZipSlack at:
> >>> 
> >>> www.slackware.com
> >>> 
> >>> HTH
> >>> 
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca
> >>> [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Jason Symes
> >>> Sent: 07 December 2001 02:29
> >>> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> >>> Subject: new linux user
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> I'm considering purchasing a second hard drive to install some version of
> >>> Linux on, while leaving my Win98SE as my main os. I've never installed a
> >>> second os on one system, and I've had vary little experience with other
> >>> os's from Windows. I heard about Speak Out from another list, and they
> >>> recommended that I contact this list to get some help.
> >>> 
> >>> I would appreciate any recommendations that any of you can make.
> >>> 
> >>> Jason Symes
> >>> 
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> >Jason Symes
> >
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