I liked the cricket and echo and textalker better than the speech that comes whith the braille and speak or type and speak. The echo emulation in the doubletalk internal I like better than the doubletalk I have now. I geus I like it for the same reason I like the accent p c. The speech rate is rappid and sharp sounding to me. Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 6:50 PM Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent! > Yeah, the echo I had I only understood about 1/4 of what it said. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pete" <persuric at ameritech.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:23 PM > Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent! > > > > > > I had an apple 2E as my first computer. Used a doubletalk internal whith > > proscat screen reader to make it talk. > > Pete > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 7:13 PM > > Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent! > > > > > > > Well, I learned to type on an apple 2e with 2 disk2 floppy drives and > > > talking typer from APH with one of those echo synths. Hated it! Used to > > make > > > it crash and make the teacher come over and fix it for me even though I > > new > > > how. Sources tell me that it's still in the "Computer Lab". > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1 at uic.edu> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 6:36 PM > > > Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent! > > > > > > > > > > Ah well now, my first machine was a 286 IBM ps/2 2011-c34 with 1 mb of > > RAM > > > and a 30 mb hd. I still have it too, though you can't do much with DOS > and > > > such a small amount of resources. It's in good condition too, I just > need > > to > > > get hold of a floppy drive to replace the original. > > > > > > > > Well, that's all from me about my first machine. > > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 04:44:30PM -0400, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > > The slowest notebook I have now is a toshiba 75 mhz with 800 megs of > > > hdd. > > > > > I'm thinking of putting linux on it. Toshibas are good machines. > My > > > first > > > > > computer was a 386/8 mhz with 80 mb disk. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher at bigfoot.com> > > > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 5:31 AM > > > > > Subject: Re: Off topic, just have to vent! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can anyone tell me if this deal on a 486 notebook really sux? I > > > think > > > > > > > it does. Found it on pricewatch.com: (Not New) REFURBISHED - > > 4400C, > > > > > > > 1Year Labor/90days Parts Ltd. Warranty 486/25,8MB/200MB Hard > > Drive, > > > > > > > 1.44 Floppy, Active Color,Serial/Parallel ports no adapter > > included > > > > > > > (Part - T4400C ) $ 89 I mean, what are you supposed to do with > > that? > > > > > > > Linux will barely run on it. If someone offered me one for > free, > > > I'd > > > > > > > take it. but not for $89. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hmmm, probably the biggest problem there is the hdd, and you'll > > > probably > > > > > > find that most of that $89 is for the lcd display. Still, it'll > > > handle > > > > > > Linux ok, but your bigbgest problem would probably be the lack of > a > > > cdrom > > > > > > drive, though I do believe that the Slakware A disk series will > > still > > > go > > > > > > onto floppies, which is the minimum neededc to get get system up, > so > > > you > > > > > > can install over the net or whatever. Wouldn't go for it > personally > > > > > > though, as I have a 486 notebook with higher spec. > > > > > > > > > > > > HTH > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > > > > > > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > > > > > > ICQ: #61744808 > > > > > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > > > > > > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
