James Homuth writes: > Not my impression at all. I am aware it can. However, not to install the > software. And not to install Linux speakup-enabled. That requires a hardware > synth for at least that process. Again, this is so far as I'm aware. Hi James, Your assertion is false, as I have installed Linux using Speakup and software speech many times. Have a look at grml, found at http://www.grml.org. Grml is a live CD that can start software speech at boot. If you're happy with it, you can install it to the hard drive using the grml2hd program. Regards, -- Chris