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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
