Having a hardware speech synthesizer expands your options, it does not restrict them. Yes, you can do as you say, if you wish. On the other hand, relying on software speech only severly restricts your options. For example, you will find it more difficult to install and and solve problems with your installation. You may need sighted assistance in situations where having a hardwaresynth would allow you to rely on yourself alone. Krekan writes: > It means that when I have hardware for the first later I can use the > soundcard for talking software? > Krekan > ----- 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: Saturday, October 01, 2005 2:17 PM > Subject: Required hardware forSpeakup > > > > Speakup will work with certain software synthesizers -- however the > > advantage of using hardware is that you get all the messages from > > bootup which you cannot do with any other operating system. Best way > > is to have some hardware to start and then configure a software > > synthesizer. > > > > > > on Saturday 10/01/2005 Krekan(krekan at netkosice.sk) wrote > > > Hi everyone, I have read about possibility to have talking Linux and I > am interested of what equipment should I have (syntesizer) to run it. I use > talking software for Windows now (wintalker) and I 'd like to start with > linux. > > > I used linux from shell before but I want to have my own linux on my > home system. Why do I have to have syntesizer when I have soundcard? On > Windows when i use wintalker I don't have to use any syntesizer. > > > Thanx for response > > > Krekan > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > __________ Informacia od NOD32 1.1238 (20050930) __________ > > > > Tato sprava bola preverena antivirusovym systemom NOD32. > > http://www.eset.sk > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.240.715.1272 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Bringing the Owasys 22C screenless cell phone to the U.S. and Canada. Go to http://www.ScreenlessPhone.Com to learn more. Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
