Ok, I posted this earlier but the list manager rejected it because it was too long... Here is a truncated version. --le ******* Ned -- have you considered a cheaper synth like doubletalk or tripletalk? I have no idea how much they are, but dectalks are kind of pricy in comparison, but I have a notetaker with doubletalk speech, and while it isn't pleasant it is very understandable. Good luck. It seems like if you are taking a class on linux administration, you really need to be able to hear the boot process. --le
