Hi. If the Speech-Dispatcher/SpeechD-up developers say SpeechD-up is depricated, it probably is. I haven't seen any work on that project SpeechD-up for ages that I am aware of. I don't know if the developers intend to do anything about that. Also, SpeechD-up has major issues on multiple processor-SMP enabled machines, unless you count the Vinux project doing all the tweeks to SpeechD-up with that project. Only Espeakup on any other system did fine. I don't know if other speakup-connecters exist. Perhaps someone else knows? -- Regards, --Keith Website: http://www.keithnet.us Skype: skypedude1234 MSN Messenger: keithint37 at hotmail.com Yahoo/AIM/Twitter: keithint1234 Facebook: http://facebook.com/keith.hinton1