Two replies cut'n'pasted into one: (Post 1) On 15 Mar 2002 11:08:48 -0600 John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> csj writes: > > What I'm looking for is a species of Linux that lets users interact > > with the computer without the use of a monitor. > > No need for a special Linux distribution. Just get yourself a > printing terminal. I recommend a Teletype Model 40. Perhaps you missed the part where I wrote "that can use a consumer-grade sound-card plus speaker/headset setup". In other words: a computer whose parts you can assemble from the black market. Nothing specialist or specialised. Besides, a printing terminal wouldn't be too eco-friendly ;-). (Post 2) On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 10:12:16 -0900 jerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 23:58:10 +0800 > csj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > What I'm looking for is a species of Linux that lets users interact > > with the computer without the use of a monitor. And I'm not thinking > > of servers and render farms. What I have in mind is a Linux that can > > be operated by the blind or by a person who simply wants to save on > > his photons bill. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Sites I have consulted: http://ocularis.sourceforge.net/, > > http://www.cs.cornell.edu/Info/People/raman/emacspeak/emacspeak.html, > > http://www.linux-speakup.org/ > > You might check festival: > http://www.cstr.ed.ac.uk/projects/festival/ > and/or: > http://www.leb.net/blinux/ Would you happen to know how to interface festival with, say, emacspeak? >From reading the documents it seems festival would do fine as a plain text-to-speech convert. But how about the OS interaction? Blinux appears to require the use of a specialised speech synthesis card.
