Hi Tommy, Right now, I'm running two Slackware boxes; that was very easy to install without sight. I'm planning to install RedHat on one of the boxes, and I am very interested in this talking installation you mention, because I was under the impression that RedHat probably could not be installed completely without sight. Thanks. At 09:29 AM 12/1/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Hi there. >Yes Red Hat is a pretty good distribution and if you have people that can >help you along with it that's allways a plus. >If you don't allways have someone who can see to help you with your >computer depending on what synthesizer you have if any you could try out >speakup. >We have install cds made up with speakup patched in so that you could >install the entire system yourself. If you only have a sound card though >your only option left would be emacspeak which most of the users of this >list use because its the only screen reading system that supports software >speech. >Haven't dived in to emacspeak myself but I will pretty soon since I'm >wanting to use the laptop with out allways having to drag the synth out to >use it on the road. > >HTH. > >Tommy > > >On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Marijan Janev wrote: > > > Hi list, > > It's my first subscription to the list so I am new member and absolute > beginner in Linux. > > I am blind man who live in Skopje, the capital city of Republic of > Macedonia, where until now no blind computer user have used Linux at all. > I use Windows and JAWS for Win 3.5 but I'd like to give it a try Linux to > experience its capabilities and advantages regarding Windows. > > I have a few questions: > > > > 1. Which version of Linux is the best for blind computer user? Several > sighted friends of mine told me that Redhead is very good. > > 2. Which program like screen reader in Windows is the best; I know that > there are Emacspeak and Speakup but I don't anything about them. > > 3. Which of these two programs has a driver for Alva Satellite 544? > > > > Thanks a lot in advance for your effort to help me! > > Thank you for your patience and forgive me for my complete ignorance! > > Sincerely, > > Marijan > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list