John,
If you have any external voice synthesizers such as the light talk, or
double talk lt, or accent sa, or even an old braille N Speak, you can
download a program called speakup that compiles right into the kernel of
your linux installation.
You can actually download a full version of linux with speakup already
installed and compiled into it, you just have to tell it what synthesizer
you're planning to use.
If you don't, there is a flavor of linux that comes with a software speech
program already built into it, but I dont' know if your particular laptop is
fast enough to run it.
The web site where you can get speakup is,
http://www.linux-speakup.org
The linux flavor with speech already built into it is called ubuntu, and the
software that it comes with is called orca.
I have the iso of version 7.4 if you'd like to talk off list and exchange
screen names for aim or skype so I can send it to you if you're interested.
73,
Chris, w8cjs
Check out my web site,
http://mysite.verizon.net/w8cjs
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: OT Linux question
> John, there are free screen readers for Linux but I do not recall their
> names. The hardware should work fine for Linux and several flavors are
> about. I will send this to my programmer a CLE who does my Linux LAN
> for my radio program here at work. Good luck and you should enjoy this.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 7:07 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: OT Linux question
>
> Hi all, OT I know but I have an old laptop here I got for a project that
> I found something better for and as if I don't have enough useless
> projects waiting around that I'll never understand why I'd even want to,
> I'd like to add another one and put linux on this old laptop.
> Keep in mind it's old, 64 MB RAM, has a 1 GB hard drive in it now but
> I'll be putting a 2 GB one in it if that drive checks out, I forget the
> speed of the computer I think it's a 133 or 166 though. Is there a
> version of linux, and screen reader for it I can install on that to play
> with? I have no intention of ever changing over to another OS but with
> all the computer work I do, I'm sure I'll have one with linux on it
> someday and I'd like to have something I can play with so I can at least
> know where the problems are and the basics. If anyone has suggestions,
> I'd like them. If there is nothing, I guess plan B is to see if I can
> get the laptop rated 1 of the 5 worst of all time and make it run
> windows 98 at least well enough to use it at ham radio events to
> demonstrate digital modes. I hate to see things sit so I'll have to use
> it for something. Otherwise I guess it goes in the huge box of projects
> I've put aside with everything I need to finish them, but no drive or
> time to get them finished. Ebay's going to have a lot of fun off me when
> the day comes I have to move it all because that's where it's all going.
>
> I'll probably be able to get enough to pay the moving bills on all the
> nickel and dime stuff alone.
> John Miller N1UMJ
> AIM and yahoo messenger: N1UMJ Skype: n1umjjohn home page:
> http://home.comcast.net/~n1umj/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
> myspace: http://www.myspace.com/n1umj=20
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