A Linux Laptop including speech?

[Karen Lewellen]

Yes Luc,
as certain as  any human can be since I try to research before posting.
Thanks for the link I will give those a look.
A laptop it must be, as distance and angel are an issue for me here.
Although I did not see firmly if such worked in DOS in any case?
Karen

On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, Luke Davis wrote:

> 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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