Hey there Matt. Zipspeak is a great solution to help beginners get hooked on linux. I guess as different synths are added to the speakup package you'll have to come out with new versions of zipspeak, but that's no problem. I wonder how hard it would to change the full slackware to make it work like yours does. Actually it wouldn't be too bad. I think all it really would need would be a kernel replacement and the loadspk program be added to the a disk series.I thinkI still have the cd around. I'll look in to seeing if I can make one. What do you guys think? Since it's only a simple modification of the kernel that changes it, would it be worth it to have the iso stored on the speakup site or would it be better if I hosted it on my own site here at school?