Read below. Greg On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 10:02:00PM -0000, Georgina wrote: > Hi > > Could you explain what you mean? > > "As far as I know, zipslack is still unfortunately at 7.1," > > Is it? I meant to say zipspeak, not zipslack. Sorry about that. > > "not expect a new user to know how to modify zipslack into zipspeak." > > You may be right but should we judge? What is necessary to use a speaking > version of ZipSlack 8? A kernel with speakup, a speakup keymap, a differently configured lynx.cfg, and probably some other stuff that I'm forgetting about. > > Gena > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Gregory Nowak > Sent: 07 December 2001 15:42 > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Re: new linux user > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
