Janina makes an interesting point here. Why not make a pcmcia speech synthesiser? I suppose there's always the problem of only having 1 such slot on a laptop but if you aren't going to use it for modem or networking who cares? Shaun.. "Has anyone ever tasted an "END"? Are they really bitter?" EMAIL: shauno at goanna.net.au ICQ: 76958435 YAHOO ID: blindman01_2000 IRC NICK/SERVER: |3|1ndm4n on #aussiefriends on www.jong.com:6667 On Thu, 17 May 2001, Janina Sajka wrote: > Well, I suppose I could velcros it to the lid. And, I would do that if > the dimensions work out well. In fact, I was hoping the TripleTalk USB > would let me do exactly that--but Mike seems to have a burr up his *** > about open source drivers. Grrr. > > Guess I'll just have to wait for someone to make a killer PCMCIA card > that supports Speakup. Or software speech ... > > > On Thu, 17 May 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > > > Actually though the USB offers a chance to make a hardware synth that > > would be no more intrusive then a set of headphones. Already the bigest thing > > about most synths is packaging and the speaker. And I would hope that you > > would be looking to use headphones while on a flight. > > > > All the same, software synth is a good idea and would serve many people > > well. > > > > ======= > > Kirk Wood > > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > > > > Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > > Janina Sajka, Director > Technology Research and Development > Governmental Relations Group > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.html > > Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at > http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp > > Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
