A Linux Laptop including speech?

[Luke Davis]

But Karen, what makes you assume that you are aware of all of your 
alternatives?  Are you certain that you are fully aware of every possible 
way of doing things?

If you can't use a keyboard that can transmit for 100 plus feet (that's 
one hundred), which is definitely an unusual situation, since you expect 
to be able to power and provide internet access to a laptop, maybe there 
is yet another alternative.
Although, not being able to be within one hundred non-line-of-sight feet 
of 
a computer which you can setup, is indeed unusual.  They are not talking 
about IR (line of sight) keyboards here, but of RF keyboards.

However, if you must have a laptop, go to linux-laptops.org, and look for 
the one that best does what you want.

 Luke

On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Karen Lewellen wrote:

> You are wrongly assuming that i can lay on my back, I cannot. and  that i 
> can be in close enough position for the wireless to  work, none of this is 
> the case.
> Believe me, If i had alternatives outside of the laptop, I would have 
> stated those.
> Karen
> 
> On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, W. Nick Dotson wrote:
> 
> > You could do it easier and much cheaper with the system you have by using a Giration wireless keyboard which one can easily use laying down placed
> > across one's hips/lap/stomach...  There are models with 30 and 100 foot range, and the 100 is conservatively rated.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> > On Sun, 5 Feb 2006 22:55:29 -0500 (EST), Karen Lewellen wrote:
> >
> > I must have surgery and will not be able to sit up or raise my head for
> > several weeks.  The idea is to create a very basic system so I can still
> > do some work related tasks,  use wordperfect, go online and tellnet to my
> > shell account,  etc.
> > Thought I might seek a tad more since I must have something, but that is
> > the basic goal here.
> > Karen
> >
> > On Sun, 5 Feb 2006, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net wrote:
> >
> > > What are you needing this for?
> > > Gabe Vega
> > > Certified Technical Support Specialist:A+, Network+
> > > The BlindTechs Network
> > > Website: http://blindtechs.net
> > > Phone (602) 488-9862
> > >
> > >
> > > On Feb 5, 2006, at 2:06 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi everyone,
> > >> I realize that laptops have been discussed in the past, but I am
> > >> unsure if
> > >> my specific goals were addressed.
> > >> for a rather unusual reason I must obtain a laptop that will have
> > >> functional clear speech and allow me to work as I normally do with my
> > >> computer.  I do not have a Linux DOS as of yet, but would need to find
> > >> this with the absolute least amount of tampering possible because I am
> > >> short on time.
> > >> I prefer dectalk speech, but to be honest I have not heard the
> > >> synthesizer
> > >> alternatives for Linux.  I am not a windows user, so do not want a duo
> > >> system unless
> > >> it is a Linux Dos one, or a Linux mac one if this is even possible.
> > >> I also have a limited budget grin.
> > >> Any ideas as to where i might begin?
> > >> I am also weighing the option of a mac laptop, or a windows one
> > >> stripped
> > >> down to work  with DOS only.
> > >> Any wisdom welcome on or off list.
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Karen
> > >>
> > >>
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