The price tag on the pac mate is why, I believe, that so many think it would be nice to have something like SpeakUp running on an off the shelf P D A. Me included. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Dodd" <Bob.Dodd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 4:47 AM Subject: Re: linux pda for the blind Well, it's not a Linux PDA, but Sight & Sound are selling a modified IPAQ running Jaws. They have removed the screen completely, and packaged the whole thing inside a plastic case with qwerty keyboard. The case also takes a braille display. Jaws has been modified specially for the IPAQ to get around the lack of keyboard shotcuts on PocketPC. The product is called a Pacmate I think. It's pricy mind you: ?1,700 basic, ?2,800 with Braille display. That includes the cot of Jaws of course, which goes a long way to explain the price... /bob --- John <john.ja at earthlink.net> wrote: > > Hello, > > I am brand new to linux. I am trying to find a way to use a off the > shelf linux pda. Is there a way to install something like emacspeak > and dectalk express on it? I see many new linux pda comming out for > the sighted and want to figure out how a blind person can use them > with talking software. I am looking for some good direction to be > pointed to or any suggestions from this mailing list. > > thank you > John > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
