Few More questions!

[Cris Ali]

Thanks for all of you who replied to my inquiry about the amount of Hard
Disk space needed to install linux.  From the very many answers I received
so far, I got the impression that I can install a reasonably working
operating system on less than 1 Gig.  This is what I was hoping to hear.  It
means I won't need to buy a new hard disk.  However, I also learned that
there are different destribution packages to install from.  Four names were
mentioned, Slackware, Debian, Redhat, and Zipspeak.  My questions are:  Do
they all work fine with speak up?  Do they all allow for a full installation
from beginning to end without sighted help?  Where can I find a complete
list of what components I need to install, and what components to ignore?

On a different note, I am happy to recognize  atleast two names of old IRC
friends on this list; Bill Acker, and Raul.  If you remember cris from irc,
that's me.  I am glad to finally get a chance to get in touch and say hello
again.
Thanks for everyone who helped so far.  Your comments are extremely useful.
Regards,
Cris