On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 10:41:23PM -0600, Cory Martin wrote: > I am relatively new to Linux and am just beginning my journey in > to it and am looking at aquiring a hardware synthesizer which will be > suitable. Then you might not want a Dectalk, which takes it's own software just to get it to work with Linux. You'd probably have better results with a Doubletalk synthesizer which is supported by both Speakup (well, currently anyway) and the Jupiter screen readers. HTH, Michael