You can use the Apollo for installation. On the installed system, you can compile Speech Dispatcher and use software speech with flite, or several commercial voices. Vasile Radu writes: > even in this conditions how can I get a cd set? > I've got an apolo 2 > The question is after the instalation the speak-up can not be configured to > use a software one? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 3:41 PM > Subject: Re: FC3 distributions and Speakup > > > >The Speakup Modified installation can ONLY use a hardware speech > >synthesizer. > > > >vasile radu writes: > >>i have some question about this speak-up modified: > >>1. It's speak even I haven't a hardware sinthetizer? > >>2. If I am from Romania how can I pay for the cd set? > >>I want a cd set if it speak with out a hard sinthetizer during the > >>instalation process > >>Thank a lot > >>a happy new year > >>///////// > >>Radu Vasile > >>Technic Consultant in computers > >>"better light a candle than curse the darkness" > >>"follow the white rabbit" > >>e-mail: > >>vradu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >>matematicianu@xxxxxxx > >>matematicianu2003@xxxxxxxxxxx > >>rvasile@xxxxxxxxx > >>antropofagul2003@xxxxxxxx > >>and soon others > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >>To: "Linux for blind general discussion" <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >>Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 4:07 AM > >>Subject: Re: FC3 distributions and Speakup > >> > >> > >>>You will not get speech during the installation of stock Fedora. For > >>>speech you must use the Speakup Modified. > >>> > >>>Downloading is extremely painful these days. I strongly suggest paying > >>>the $10 to Cheap Bytes for the 4 CD ROM set. It's likely far less > >>>painful. > >>> > >>>PS: No one associated with the Speakup Modified gets any money for > >>>recommending Cheap Bytes, by the way. It's just a convenience option. > >>> > >>>David Tseng writes: > >>>>Hi folks, > >>>>I'm a bit of a new comer in the Linux world. As a result, I downloaded > >>>>the Fedora distribution provided on Redhat's site only to find later > >>>>the > >>>>existence > >>>>of a Speakup modified distribution. I spent a couple of days of > >>>>nonstop > >>>>downloading to get the DVD image and I'd really like to avoid > >>>>downloading > >>>>the > >>>>four CD images from my slow DSL connection. > >>>>My question is how different are the unmodified and modified Fedora > >>>>distributions and can I get speech during installation with my > >>>>unmodified > >>>>DVD iso version > >>>>of FC3? I'm not placing too much hope on this happening, but I figured > >>>>I > >>>>might as well ask before trying to get the CD images. > >>>>Thanks for any help any of you can give! > >>>>David Tseng > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>> > >>>-- > >>> > >>>Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >>>janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > >>> > >>>Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >>>Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > >>> > >>>Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go > >>>to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>> > >>>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >> > >>Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > >-- > > > >Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > >janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org > > > >Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > >Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > > >Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go > >to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list -- Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://a11y.org Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list