windows versus lynix

[Mohammed al-shar']

dear kirk,
hello. in fact, I don't how to start using linux cause starting it would 
mean that I'll have to buy a speech synth first. unless there are 
disterbutions of linux that come with software synths.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Reiser" <kirk at braille.uwo.ca>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: windows versus lynix


> Hello Mohammed:  Welcome to the list.  I am not sure what you asked in
> yourmessage.  A lot of blind people use their computers just as well
> or better than they could in Windows.  Others can never quite get
> themselves out of the feeling that they are missing something if they
> switch.  Whether it works for you will depend on well you like it.
> The best thing you can do is try it and find out.  If you determine
> you don't like it as well you can always go back to using Windows.
>
>  Kirk
>  Not at all Biased!
>
> -- 
>
> Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility
> e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario
> phone: (519) 661-3061
>
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>