I'm afraid you're right. My programming skills aren't too flashy, and I've never used any linux before. I suppose I'll have to use the 7.1 version. At 09:41 AM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote: >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 > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > Jason Symes
