Linux note taker

[Dawes, Stephen]

Once the software synth becomes mainstream, the laptop will definitely
be the way to go.
You will have all the functionality of a note taker + the extras that a
computer has to offer.



Stephen Dawes  <B.A., B.Sc.>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lorenzo Prince [mailto:lorenzo at princenet.sytes.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 08:21 AM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Re: Linux note taker
> 
> 
> Actually, a laptop is usually a better notetaker than 
> anything that these money-hungry companies are offering.  A 
> simple braille 'n speak is $1395. I psid $809 for a fairly 
> laptop and put linux on it using speakup when I want to use 
> hardware speech, and yasr when I don't want to carry around 
> my dectalk.  And I am getting $200 more off that.  In my 
> opinion, notetakers for the blind are greately overpriced, 
> and laptops that run Linux are a much more cost-effective choice.
> 
> Lorenzo
> 
> Sigh.  I like to think it's just the Linux people who want to 
> be on the "leading edge" so bad they walk right off the precipice.
> 	-- Craig E. Groeschel
> 
> David Poehlman staggered into view and mumbled:
> 
> > you cannot install linux on it.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Darragh" <darraghoheiligh at eircom.net>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 9:42 AM
> > Subject: RE: Linux note taker
> >
> >
> > If they weren't so expensive, I'd love to try messing around with a 
> > Pac Mate from Freedom Scientific to see how viable it would be to 
> > install Linux onto it.
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca 
> > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On
> > Behalf Of Angelo Sonnesso
> >   Sent: 23 April 2003 14:22
> >   To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> >   Subject: linux notetaker
> >
> >
> >   Does anyone know about notetakers for Linux?
> >   How about pocket devices?
> >   Thanks
> >
> >
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