introduction

[Alex Snow]

Hi. You need to have a hardware synth to use speakup.  If you want a
recomendation for a linux distribution, I would recomend Slackware
http://www.slackware.com or Debian http://www.debian.org>.  There is a MP3
file on the speakup ftp server which will help you install debian, located
at ftp://linux-speakup.org/pub/linux/goodies/audio-files/ and the files are
named debinstall_1.mp3 and debinstall_2.mp3 I think.
Hope this helps,
Alex Snow
email: alex8887 at hotmail.com
BBS: Telnet://bbs1.dyndns.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cris Ali" <filastin48 at hotmail.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 11:15 PM
Subject: introduction


> Hello folks,
> My name is Cris Ali from Washington DC.  This is my first time on this
list.
> I heard so much about Linux and speakup and hope to get some help on
giving
> it a try.  I am not a computer savvy, but if I am given clearn instruction
I
> am sure I would be able to learn at least the basics.  I never used
neither
> linux nor speakup, and have no idea where and how to start without sighted
> assistance.  I am also not sure if I would need a special hardware
> synthesizer, or whether I can use the built in sound card of my pc.  I am
> hoping to be able to convert my retired 90 mhz pentium 1 into a linux box.
> Any ideas would be extremely appreciated.  Again, I have no sighted
> assistance.
> Warm Regards,
> cris ali filastin48 at hotmail.com.
>
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