As far as I know, zipslack is still unfortuneately at 7.1, which means he wouldn't get the latest zipslack. Yes, I know he could get zipslack 8.0 and modify it, but I would not expect a new user to know how to modify zipslack into zipspeak. Greg On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 02:41:06PM -0000, Georgina wrote: > Hi > > I wondered if you'd like to consider looking at a Linux distribution that > will install itself in a folder of your Windows disk. The advantage is that > you don't have to bother with adding disks, or partitioning. Its ideal as a > beginning. You'll need about 100Mb of disk space for the distribution. The > speaking version is called ZipSpeak which is a speaking version of ZipSlack. > You'll need one of the supported synthesisers. You can read about the > ZipSlack at: > > www.slackware.com > > HTH > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Jason Symes > Sent: 07 December 2001 02:29 > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: new linux user > > > I'm considering purchasing a second hard drive to install some version of > Linux on, while leaving my Win98SE as my main os. I've never installed a > second os on one system, and I've had vary little experience with other > os's from Windows. I heard about Speak Out from another list, and they > recommended that I contact this list to get some help. > > I would appreciate any recommendations that any of you can make. > > Jason Symes > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
