Daniel Dalton <daniel,dalton47&gmail,com> grumbled:
> Will I be able to do the following with speakup?
> Read and write email;
Use pine or mutt.
> Listen to music;
Not sure about that one.
> brows the net;
Use lynx or links.
> program;
Use any text editor and 'make' away.
> write text files;
Use emacs, vi, vim, elvis, etc.
> install software;
Use tar, rpm, dpkg...whatever your distro uses.
> Review compile errors with speech;
No problem.
> update my web site using ftp;
No problem.
> chat on irc
Use bitchx. If you migrate to the GUI, youroptions will increase,
too. Then you can use Firefox, Thunderbird, Open Office, etc. Check
out ttysynth.com and you can hear some Irishman putting the X GUI
through it's paces using ttysynth and orca. Sounded as good as the
commercial stuff.
Michael
