Thanks. That worked much better. At 12:30 PM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote: >The URL to zipspeak.zip 7.1 is: >ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-7.1/zipspeak/zipspeak.zip >. Hth. >Greg > > >On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 11:07:46AM -0600, Jason Symes wrote: >> Ok. I got on slackware's site and it sounds really great, but there's only >> one problem. I went to Speakup's ftp site to find zipspeak, and a page >> informed me that it had been moved to the slackware ftp server. When I >> followed the address given, I was rudely rebuffed for trying to get a >> directory that doesn't exist. I tried the zipspeak page that's housed by >> speakup, but I got a page doesn't exist message. Can anyone help me find >> zipspeak? >> Thanks. >> At 10:46 AM 12/7/01 -0600, you wrote: >> >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 >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >Speakup mailing list >> >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> 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 > Jason Symes
