I've received the DecTalk internal sinthesizer for free from someone met on Internet. I am sure it costs very much. Cheers. Teddy Center for the blind: http://teddy.fcc.ro/ Mail: orasnita at home.ro ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" <janina@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2002 11:25 PM Subject: Re: Running a command in background? > Hi, Pat: > > Perhaps, but I'm not aware that his circumstances are in fact a > "can't." I don't recall him saying any such thing. What I do > recall is that he spent quite some time insisting he had to have > software speech, and that the quality of his DEC Talk hardware > speech wasn't to his quality standards. The DEC Talk is more > expensive than the Doubletalk, as I expect you know. > > If he says he can't, I have no problem accepting that. But, I'm > also not going to assume it, especially when he puts it outside > of the realm of consideration. > > On Thu, 20 Jun 2002, Patricia Logan wrote: > > > Hi, Janina, > > > > Regarding Teddy's not having a hardware synthesizer allowing > > him to use speakup, may I gently but firmly remind you that some > > people cannot come up with $250 plus as easily as others with > > well paying jobs can. If I were not sort of between jobs with > > the work forom my new job not available yet I would buy him one > > or at least make a significant contribution which I would then > > request others to match. You should have used the word can't > > which is infinitely more applicable than the word "won't: in > > Teddy's and in many other cases. > > > > Pat Logan > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > http://www.openebook.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
