I think one of the reasons that you're not getting many answers is that there aren't too many alternatives to just going out and buying a laptop and installing linux on it. The only thing I can suggest is that you try to find a used laptop because neither speakup or emacspeak require much processing power. I'm running DECtalk and emacspeak on a laptop with an original pentium 150 Mhz with 56 Mb of RAM. I also have speakup on it but it's configured to use an external hardware synth. Anyway, I'm real happy with it and now-a-days you can pick up a machine like that for practically nothing because it won't run Win XP. Karen Lewellen wrote: >I must have surgery and will not be able to sit up or raise my head for >several weeks. The idea is to create a very basic system so I can still >do some work related tasks, use wordperfect, go online and tellnet to my >shell account, etc. >Thought I might seek a tad more since I must have something, but that is >the basic goal here. >Karen > >On Sun, 5 Feb 2006, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net wrote: > > > What are you needing this for? > > Gabe Vega > > Certified Technical Support Specialist:A+, Network+ > > The BlindTechs Network > > Website: http://blindtechs.net > > Phone (602) 488-9862 > > > > > > On Feb 5, 2006, at 2:06 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: > > > >> Hi everyone, > >> I realize that laptops have been discussed in the past, but I am > >> unsure if > >> my specific goals were addressed. > >> for a rather unusual reason I must obtain a laptop that will have > >> functional clear speech and allow me to work as I normally do with my > >> computer. I do not have a Linux DOS as of yet, but would need to find > >> this with the absolute least amount of tampering possible because I am > >> short on time. > >> I prefer dectalk speech, but to be honest I have not heard the > >> synthesizer > >> alternatives for Linux. I am not a windows user, so do not want a duo > >> system unless > >> it is a Linux Dos one, or a Linux mac one if this is even possible. > >> I also have a limited budget grin. > >> Any ideas as to where i might begin? > >> I am also weighing the option of a mac laptop, or a windows one > >> stripped > >> down to work with DOS only. > >> Any wisdom welcome on or off list. > >> Thanks, > >> Karen > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- John G. Heim jheim at math.wisc.edu 3-4189
