The Linux Emacspeak HOWTO

Jim Van Zandt, `[email protected]`

v1.1, 2 February 1997

This document describes how a blind user can use Linux with a speech synthesizer to replace the video display. It describes how to get Linux running on your own PC, and how to set it up for speech output. It suggests how to learn about Unix.

1. Introduction

2. Stage 1. DOS with speech

2.1 Getting Linux on CDROM
2.2 Getting Linux by FTP
2.3 Linux Documentation

3. Stage 2. Terminal to remote UNIX system

3.1 Learning Unix
3.2 Learning Emacs

4. Stage 3. Terminal to local Linux system

4.1 Installing Linux
4.2 Learning Unix System Administration

5. Stage 4. Emacspeak under Linux

5.1 Emacspeak Introduction - Speech Enabled Normal Commands
5.2 Emacspeak Introduction - New Commands

6. Footnotes and References

6.1 JAWS
6.2 TELIX
6.3 COMMO
6.4 SimTel
6.5 InfoMagic
6.6 Walnut Creek
6.7 Red Hat
6.8 Craftwork
6.9 Yggdrasil
6.10 Emacs for DOS
6.11 GNU Mirror Sites
6.12 Emacspeak with Earlier Slackware Releases

7. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

7.1 Why does it say "space" after each character?
7.2 On occation when reading the dectalk will produce high pitch

The Linux Emacspeak HOWTO

Jim Van Zandt, [email protected]

Jim Van Zandt, `[email protected]`