I read on another mailing list, so I don't know how reliable this is, that getting Linux to talk on the Asus PCs was tricky. It apparently won't work as it comes out of the box - they were wanting to use it that way but ended up putting Windows XP on it with a screen reader. All I'm really saying is that if your going to buy an Asus EEE PC and plan to use Linux then do some research first to make sure something like Orca will work.
At 20:48 25/08/2008, you wrote:
Hi Steve what speech program can you use with Linux. I was told that Linux doesn't support the current market of speech programs.----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:23 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCsHi Barry, XP Home or Linux. Both of which will of course, talk. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Barry G Sent: Monday 25 August 2008 17:30 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs Do you know what operating system it's using, and will it run a screen reader? All the best, Barry G ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Wilcox" <wilcoxdean@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 5:25 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCsI am surprised the Asus EEE mobile PC isn't getting more of a mention. Itsa mobile PC like we're discussing here but the hard drive is flash based. It only has a 4 or 8 GB drive depending on model but you can use SD cards to boost this. This makes it quieter and the battery life is over 3 hours,I'm sure I heard 3.5. At 16:48 25/08/2008, you wrote:Hi Steve, "I have just ordered the MSI Wind, primarily because it has a slightly more gutsy processor than the Advent on it..." Hmmm, from what I read the MSI Wind and the Advent are the same. The reviews say that the Advent is the MSI Wind only repackaged under a different brand name for UK market and sold by PC World. It worth mentioning that the new EEEPC is using the Atom Intel processer too. Cheers, Amro ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 2:31 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCsHi Saqib, I have just ordered the MSI Wind, primarily because it has a slightly more gutsy processor than the Advent on it. Also, I read in reviews that the fan on the Advent is a bit noisy. Is this true? All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Saqib Sent: Monday 25 August 2008 12:56 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs Hi Andy I have the Advent 4211 10 inch mini laptop. It has XP HOme and 1GB RAM and 80 GB hard disk space. Battery life will be around 1 hour and 40 mins roughly. It has 3 USB ports and the fan vents are on the left side. I run System Access which is my preferred screen reader and I think Jaws will run nicely on the machine. I will run a demo on the machine later to see if Jaws does run properly. This laptop is for £279.99 from PC World and Currys. 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