Hi Jacob, Actually, since I'm still a relative Linux newbie, I haven't gotten around to updating my kernel yet, so I'm still using the 2.4.222H from the Fedora Core installation. As for Dectalk, I somehow have two versions running now. The 4.61 version comes up when I use the Emacspeak speech server, but version 5 runs when I issue the "say" command. Stephen Clower, that guy from the south. You can reach me by any of the following: E-Mail: steve at steve-audio.net MSN: steve at steve-audio.net AIM: AudioRabbit03 You can also check out my little home on the web by visiting http://www.steve-audio.net