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<DIV><SPAN class=130563622-21112001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>When
you actually get around to compiling a kernel, read the README file in the
/usr/src/linux directory and read it thuroughly and that will give you a good
start. the README files that come with speakup explain quite well, how to patch
the speakup codeset into the kernel. So all and all, it works out even for the
faint at heart.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Rodney
[mailto:rodneylist@home.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 21, 2001 1:44
PM<BR><B>To:</B> speakup@braille.uwo.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B> Getting
Started<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=130313120-21112001><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well I am a
serious newby when it comes to Linux. I have a donor computer (Pentium
166), it has a network and sound card. On my other computers I use
Windows 98 SE with JAWS (Eloquence) and a sound card. I don't own any
hardware synthesizers yet.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=130313120-21112001><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am familiar with
partitioning and formatting hard drives. I am not afraid of working with
the hardware. My research on the internet tells me that I need to
purchase a hardware synthesizer for the donor computer before I attempt to
install Linux on it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=130313120-21112001><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also I am not
currently familiar with compiling kernels. However, I am a computer
professional (developer) so I should be able to pick it
up.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=130313120-21112001><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll stop my
rambling now and hope someone can point me in the right
direction.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=130313120-21112001><FONT face=Arial size=2>My goal is
to create a low cost web server for development and production
work. So far I heard that Speak Up may be the way to
go.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=130313120-21112001><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Thanks.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=130313120-21112001><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Rodney</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>