I now have: c d linux dosutils\loadlin linux speakup_synth=decext root=/dev/ram initrd=images-1.44/root.bin disksize=1.44 And still no speech. When I run the file I get a message to insert a floppy. After pressing enter I see Tucks the Penguin with a page full of text and after about a few seconds I get a pop up window. Angus MacKinnon Adaptive Computer Educator, ACE Web page: http://members.shaw.ca/dabneyadfm MAILTO:flodabay at hotmail.com Choroideremia Research Foundation Inc. http://www.choroideremia.org