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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi. To answer your questions:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. For word processing there's emacs.
It's probably one of the best editors out there. For spredsheets I have no
idea of a good program. I used to know the name of a linux spreadsheet but
it has since slipped my mind.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. You can use iether lynx or links for
browsing the web. there may be more but those are the only ones I've
used.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. YOu can get access to Gnome which is one
of the linux guis, but the package that gives you speach output is still in
development tot he best of my knoledge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>--<BR>A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now
up yours!"</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jbahm@pcdesk.net href="mailto:jbahm@pcdesk.net">Joseph C.
Lininger</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=speakup@braille.uwo.ca
href="mailto:speakup@braille.uwo.ca">speakup@braille.uwo.ca</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 31, 2002 2:34
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> linux on the desktop</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My name is Joseph Lininger. I have a fair amount
of experience using Linux and speakup in a server environment, but I am
interested in possibly using Linux as a desktop operating system. I have a few
quesitons about this which I hope someone can help me with.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. What programs are out there for basic things
like word processing, spread sheets, etc. for the blind?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2. What about a web browser? Is there one
available?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>3. Is there any way to use
X-Windows?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joseph C. Lininger</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:jbahm@pcdesk.net">jbahm@pcdesk.net</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>