RH7.2 w/Speakup enabled

Janina Sajka janina at afb.net
Sun Jan 6 13:57:01 EST 2002


Go via anonymous ftp. The web page is not properly written, and I haven't
yet had time to fix it.

If you have it, use ncftp. Very cool program. Address is 
ftp.linux-speakup.org. Once there, cd pub/speakup/disks/redhat/7.2


On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Amanda Lee wrote:

> I went to the link and it just shows RH6.0 and 6.1 related.
> 
> Did someone make images of rh 7.2???  I'd like to obtain those and burn the
> CDs now that I have a Broadband connection ha!
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Amanda Lee
> Alexandria, VA
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net>
> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 1:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Old Pacard Bell box
> 
> 
> > Sounds to me like your PB will take linux just fine. I would chuck those
> > old $H 6.1's, though. 7.2 is the current RH release, and you may as well
> > get current.
> >
> > Besides, there's been a lot of news here about accessible installing.
> > Perhaps you haven't heard if you haven't been around? Bill Acker has
> > tweaked the stock RH install to make it accessible with speakup. We call
> > it the Speakup Modified Redhat distribution, and its online at
> > www.linux-speakup.org/ftp/disks/redhat.
> >
> >
> >  On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, BTBG wrote:
> >
> > > Hi listers,
> > > I've been on the list before but it's been a couple years probably.
> > >
> > > I have an old Packard Bell box. I no longer have the recovery CD and am
> > > having trouble finding a replacement.  It has been a good door stop and
> dust
> > > collector but now I've been wondering about running linux on it.
> > >
> > > Sorry, I don't have the model number handy. It has a AMD K6 with about
> > > 366Mhz. 64 MB RAM. 6GB hard drive.  Don't know if the riptide sound
> > > card/modem still work. I have a DoubleTalk I can put into it.
> > >
> > > Will it handle linux?  I have a box set of RedHat 6.1 that includes boot
> > > floppy and manuals.  I have moved a couple times since I bought it and
> will
> > > have to dig through some boxes to see if I can find the RedHat disks and
> > > stuff.  My son is using the computer up in his room at the moment just
> for
> > > playing a couple old games.
> > >
> > > Any better, quicker, or easier ways to get the Packard Bell loaded with
> > > linux?  I need to have it talk to me.
> > >
> > > from
> > > Keith H.
> > >  card
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
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> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Janina Sajka, Director
> > Technology Research and Development
> > Governmental Relations Group
> > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
> >
> > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175
> >
> > Chair, Accessibility SIG
> > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
> > http://www.openebook.org
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> 
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				Janina Sajka, Director
				Technology Research and Development
				Governmental Relations Group
				American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Email: janina at afb.net		Phone: (202) 408-8175

Chair, Accessibility SIG
Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF)
http://www.openebook.org





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