Yeah, My parents were shocked when I got my first "talking computer", but they wern't as happy when they found they couldn't understand it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Nowak" <gnowak1@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 6:33 PM Subject: Re: [Newchix] Microsoft Pushing products? maybe more towards Linux? (fwd) > Well now, has anyone used a speech to text program such as dragon dictate so that you could talk back to your computer when it talks to you? The 21st century would come out of the sci fi stories, and it would really be hear (grin). > Greg > > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 03:58:30PM -0400, Ameer Armaly wrote: > > They took that message out. no blue screens either. Also, not everyone has > > the time to read compulation manuals, in my case because of about two or > > three projects that are going on (I'm not exactly thrilled), but I think > > linux has it's pro's and con's, just like windows. No os is perfect, and I > > rarely get any errors on my laptop which runs windows xp. But I do like > > complicated installs and command lines, so this summer I'm going to compile > > colonels just for the fun of experiencing an installation that is actually > > more than "just hit enter to install the entire program and we won't ask you > > questions...". I know that that is sometimes cool, but I'm just of the kind > > that likes complicated installs. Did any of you install JFW 1.x and 2.x > > from dos? I loved it when we had to do that. AZmem, synthesizer drivers, > > authorization keys, etc. Anyway, the point is that windows does have some > > Con's in that you have to buy a lot. My parents were so shocked that a > > computer could talk, so they baught jaws right off. But now, it's normal. > > Since I have my dectalk express, I'm going to put linux on my laptop, and > > I'll have a duel-boot system. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow at gmx.net> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:47 PM > > Subject: Re: [Newchix] Microsoft Pushing products? maybe more towards Linux? > > (fwd) > > > > > > > This is very interesting. I think that If a GUI That is as easy, if not > > > easier, to use than windows, This would be very atractive to Schools. > > Also > > > the adaptive technology for linux is mostly free. This is good because > > lets > > > say I was taking a highschool class in HTML. On a windows box, A screen > > > reader is $500+. The school would have to buy it and pay for it and any > > > upgrades. On linux, a simple kernel recompilation and bingo! Talking > > > computer usable by a blind student. And lets face it, there's no "This > > > Program Has performed an elegal operation and will shut down" message in > > > linux. Oh, I wonder If microsoft has copyrighted that message. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Deedra Waters" <curi0315 at tampabay.rr.com> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:47 PM > > > Subject: [Newchix] Microsoft Pushing products? maybe more towards Linux? > > > (fwd) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:44:48 -1000 > > > > From: Ralph Miranda <dragonhawk007 at hotmail.com> > > > > To: newchix at linuxchix.org > > > > Subject: [Newchix] Microsoft Pushing products? maybe more towards > > Linux? > > > > > > > > Get a load of this info... Microsoft in Oregon? talk about heavy > > handed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf > > > /html_standard.xsl?/base/all_wire_stories/101386428029222529.xml > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > > > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Newchix mailing list > > > > Newchix at linuxchix.org > > > > http://mailman.linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/newchix > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 >
