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[Will Smith]

Hello Charles,

Thanks for saying so well what I've been thinking for years!  I'd be glad
to purchase a linux "how-to" tutorial that would  provide a solid and
detailed step by step guide on how to set up and run slackware and debian
for my daily online needs.

I'm surprised that no one has been willing or able to create such a
tutorial product, as I believe it would fill a great and growing need by
many blind computer users.

Will
wilsmith at iglou.com
 On Tue, 14 May 2002, Charles Crawford wrote:

>
> >Hi toby and all,
>
>
>          You said: "Another way to put it, if I were
> >being particularly blunt, which I'm not, is r t fm.
> >
> >Ok, so people don't use uniform interfaces, but that's great, cos it means
> >that those that don't like a certain interface have a choice."
>
>
>    While I understand what you are saying, the statement only reinforces
> the view of the vast majority of people who reject Linux and Unix for that
> matter based upon the real difficulties of using them.
>
>          I do not consider myself a novice at computing and I love the text
> mode of Linux and it's speed, but spending inordinate amounts of time
> trying to learn and use this obviously great system is a time consumer
> neither I nor most other folks can aford.
>
>          Even when I have consulted the how to docs, I have to say that
> they often only sort of help.  So why is there not a tape tutorial for
> Linux tht can be used by the average blind person?  Maybe that is more
> needed than any other project.
>
> -- Charlie.
>
>
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