Speak Freely Newbie

[Stoppard]

Hi Jhon,
Thanks for the info.  I hope i have turned off HTML for this list under
adding new contact in OE 5.5.

I know Zipspeak is not maintained but since it can still be downloaded i
guess it can still be used?
I have not heared of either of the two you mentioned.  I liked zipspeak as i
did not have to repartition my hard drive on my only working computer.

Thought i would try the mailing list first, i have had a look at the
reflector home page and it says the most recent version is the first one in
a while that is again compatible with Windows to Linux systems.  I notice on
the Speakup web site there are two different address to point the reflector
to, is there a better one to use?  Espsherly since speakfreely should work
with both?

Thanks very much,
Nigel
----- Original Message -----
From: "John covici" <covici at ccs.covici.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 11:11 AM
Subject: SpeakUp Newbie


> Well, as of now, you will need a piece of hardware -- this may
> change, but not quickly.
>
> It will cost you some significant money -- the Lighttalk is going to
> be in the $300 u.s. range -- other things are more expensive unless
> you can get them used.
>
> zipspeak is no longer being maintained, so that is no longer an
> option.
>
> If you just want to play, there are two linux distributions on a cd
> which talk, which are both derivations of knoppix.  To do those, you
> would have to download them and burn the cds yourself.
>
> One is based on speakup which not in its final location at
> ftp.braille.uwo.ca and the other one is based on emacspeak which is
> at http://oralux.org .
>
> Also, I highly recomend you get speakfreely and get on the reflector
> and ask there -- you will find people on there who will give you a
> few pointers along this road.
>
> I hope some of  these help you.
>
> P.S.  The from: line does point back to the person, but if you notice
> there is a reply which points back to the list.  Also, if you could
> turn off your html, this would be helpful on this list.
>
>
> on Saturday 07/05/2003 Stoppard(stoppard at ntlworld.com) wrote
>  > Hi all,
>  > I am new to this list so please go easy on me.  After reading some of
the posts i feel like i have jumped into an Olympic size swimming pool.
>
> --
>          John Covici
>          covici at ccs.covici.com
>
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