can you run a windows screen reader with any of these aps? and can you give me instructions on how to get vmware running on linux if cross over office won't work? I have been wanting to do this fore quite a while thanks hank ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Link" <david@xxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 2:44 AM Subject: Re: vmware question > Hi, > > I am not sure, but vmware is quite a complex software with a lot of > options ... As a sightling I would recommend a sightling ;) If I can be of > any help (using vmware for ages now), let me know. If you just want to run > win apps on linux, check out crossover office - it is less demanding > regarding memory etc... > > Hope that helps, > > David > > Gregory Nowak wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> I'm thinking of playing with vmware for the 30 day trial period, and I >> want to install it on a host gnu/linux system. I know you need to have >> x setup to run vmware, but I plan to launch x virtually, the way that >> Janina does, without having it appear on the screen and all that. >> >> Anyway, my question is does anyone know if it is possible to install >> vmware without sighted assistance, or do I need to hook up a mouse and >> monitor to this machine, run x for real, and get a sightling here to >> read to me? Thanks. >> >> Greg >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > -- > ___ > David Link > Alpha60 technologies > E: david at khm.de > W: http://alpha60.de > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup