linux pda for the blind

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If you want to send me your email address I will send you the page, mine is:
john.ja at earthlink.net
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Ervin@Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: linux pda for the blind


> John,
> I went to that link and there was nothing there for me to read.
> I did not get any error, like the page could not be found, it was just
> blank.
> This has happened a couple of times before in the past, that is, pages
that
> others can apparently use, but there is nothing there for JFW.
> Glenn
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John" <john.ja at earthlink.net>
> To: "Glenn Ervin at Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>; "Speakup is a screen
> review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:22 PM
> Subject: Re: linux pda for the blind
>
>
> Hi Glen,
> I am tired of paying a fortune for everything in the computer world to
make
> it work for me with speech.  I feel that every blind person should be able
> to buy a off the shelf item and put their slection of screen reader
software
> on it, weather its a store bought voice software or a free download.
> I just found this website check it out:
> http://www.handhelds.org
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Glenn Ervin at Home" <GlennErvin at cableone.net>
> To: <bob.dodd at acm.org>; "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux."
> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: linux pda for the blind
>
>
> > 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 at rocketmail.com>
> > 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
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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