Thanks for the recommendation. I'd like to get the GRML CD but it appears I may have to order from overseas. Is there a way I can buy this disc from someone in the USA? Will wilsmith at iglou.com On Fri, 23 Dec 2005, Jim Kutsch wrote: > I second the recommendation of GRML. Although I run FC4 on multiple > systems, the totally CD based GRML system is a great tool for use on > non-Linux systems. It offers an easy way to run Linux with no installation > effort. The Grml tools can even be useful for doing maintenance on a > Windows system. Even without speech, it can be booted for ssh access from > another system. Just wait for the CD to go quiet and type ssh=x. That > activates an ssh daemon with 'x' as the ssh password > > Jim Kutsch > Morristown, NJ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John covici" <covici at ccs.covici.com> > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 02:07 > Subject: Re: Anything similar to this CD that talks for blind users? > > > The speakup enabled knoppix is qu9ite old -- I wold recomend grml > instead which has a somewhat newer version and has speakup already in > it! Go to http://www.grml.org . > > on Friday 12/23/2005 Will Smith(wilsmith at iglou.com) wrote > > Thanks. I'll look into this. > > > > Will > > > > On Thu, 22 Dec 2005, Glenn at home wrote: > > > > > You can get Knoppix, I think it is found at the SpeakUp site. > > > Maybe a friend or neighbor can download it and burn it for you. > > > It is free and I think it is quite good. > > > Glenn > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Will Smith" <wilsmith at iglou.com> > > > To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." > <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:35 PM > > > Subject: Anything similar to this CD that talks for blind users? > > > > > > > > > > > > This is an ad for a current product from E-bay. I wonder if anything > > > similar to this might be currently available to someone like me new to > > > linux who'd like to set it up even though I have only a Dubltalk > external > > > box and atypical windows PC cable of running windows 98se. > > > > > > If such a product for blind PC users exists please advise where I can > > > purchase such a CD, as I have only dial-up access and obviously can't > > > easily download it. > > > > > > If such a disk does not exist it would be a real winner for folks like > me > > > wanting to start using linux. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > -- > Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: > How do > you spend it? > > John Covici > covici at ccs.covici.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
