Running a command in background?

[Octavian Rasnita]

I've received the DecTalk internal sinthesizer for free from someone  met on
Internet.
I am sure it costs very much.

Cheers.

Teddy Center for the blind: http://teddy.fcc.ro/
Mail: orasnita at home.ro

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at afb.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: Running a command in background?


> Hi, Pat:
>
> Perhaps, but I'm not aware that his circumstances are in fact a
> "can't." I don't recall him saying any such thing. What I do
> recall is that he spent quite some time insisting he had to have
> software speech, and that the quality of his DEC Talk hardware
> speech wasn't to his quality standards. The DEC Talk is more
> expensive than the Doubletalk, as I expect you know.
>
> If he says he can't, I have no problem accepting that. But, I'm
> also not going to assume it, especially when he puts it outside
> of the realm of consideration.
>
> On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Patricia Logan wrote:
>
> > Hi, Janina,
> >
> >      Regarding Teddy's not having a hardware synthesizer allowing
> > him to use speakup, may I gently but firmly remind you that some
> > people cannot come up with $250 plus as easily as others with
> > well paying jobs can.  If I were not sort of between jobs with
> > the work forom my new job not available yet I would buy him one
> > or at least make a significant contribution which I would then
> > request others to match.  You should have used the word can't
> > which is infinitely more applicable than the word "won't: in
> > Teddy's and in many other cases.
> >
> >      Pat Logan
> >
> >
> >
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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
>
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