Off topic, just have to vent!

[Pete]

  I liked the cricket and echo and textalker better than the speech that
comes whith the braille and speak or type and speak.  The echo emulation in
the doubletalk internal I like better than the doubletalk I have now.  I
geus I like it for the same reason I like the accent p c.  The speech rate
is rappid and sharp sounding to me.
  Pete

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent!


> Yeah, the echo I had I only understood about 1/4 of what it said.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete" <persuric at ameritech.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:23 PM
> Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent!
>
>
> >
> >   I had an apple 2E as my first computer. Used a doubletalk internal
whith
> > proscat screen reader to make it talk.
> >   Pete
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 7:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent!
> >
> >
> > > Well, I learned to type on an apple 2e with 2 disk2 floppy drives and
> > > talking typer from APH with one of those echo synths. Hated it! Used
to
> > make
> > > it crash and make the teacher come over and fix it for me even though
I
> > new
> > > how.   Sources tell me that it's still in the "Computer Lab".
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1 at uic.edu>
> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 6:36 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Ah well now, my first machine was a 286 IBM ps/2 2011-c34 with 1 mb
of
> > RAM
> > > and a 30 mb hd. I still have it too, though you can't do much with DOS
> and
> > > such a small amount of resources. It's in good condition too, I just
> need
> > to
> > > get hold of a floppy drive to replace the original.
> > > >
> > > > Well, that's all from me about my first machine.
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 04:44:30PM -0400, Alex Snow wrote:
> > > > > The slowest notebook I have now is a toshiba 75 mhz with 800 megs
of
> > > hdd.
> > > > > I'm thinking of putting linux on it.  Toshibas are good machines.
> My
> > > first
> > > > > computer was a 386/8 mhz with 80 mb disk.
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher at bigfoot.com>
> > > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:31 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Alex Snow wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Can anyone tell me if this deal on a 486 notebook really sux?
I
> > > think
> > > > > > > it does. Found it on pricewatch.com: (Not New) REFURBISHED -
> > 4400C,
> > > > > > > 1Year Labor/90days Parts Ltd. Warranty 486/25,8MB/200MB Hard
> > Drive,
> > > > > > > 1.44 Floppy, Active Color,Serial/Parallel ports no adapter
> > included
> > > > > > > (Part - T4400C ) $ 89 I mean, what are you supposed to do with
> > that?
> > > > > > > Linux will barely run on it.  If someone offered me one for
> free,
> > > I'd
> > > > > > > take it. but not for $89.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hmmm, probably the biggest problem there is the hdd, and you'll
> > > probably
> > > > > > find that most of that $89 is for the lcd display.  Still, it'll
> > > handle
> > > > > > Linux ok, but your bigbgest problem would probably be the lack
of
> a
> > > cdrom
> > > > > > drive, though I do believe that the Slakware A disk series will
> > still
> > > go
> > > > > > onto floppies, which is the minimum neededc to get get system
up,
> so
> > > you
> > > > > > can install over the net or whatever.  Wouldn't go for it
> personally
> > > > > > though, as I have a 486 notebook with higher spec.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > HTH
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk
> > > > > > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239
> > > > > > ICQ: #61744808
> > > > > >    Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
> > > > > >    See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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