An unnamed Administration source, ronnie gauthier, wrote: > On Tue, 3 Jun 2003 16:37:18 +0200 - "Dr. Kai Wiechen" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following > Re: speechmike > > >Hallo, > > > >I have read your mail on linux users. Have I understand this correctly: you > >are able to use the speechmike under linux? Can you please give me the exact > >model you are using. What function keys are working? > > > > I do not at present use it and have not tried it on my RH7.3 I did however use > it under Mandrake 7.2. I had it hooked up when I did a fresh install and it was > detected as a serial mouse. Everything on top worked. Of course the mike and > speaker are just dependant on a sound card no matter the OS. > It is a Phillips SpeechMike #6173, and has on top a trackball inbetween L/R > buttons. The bottom has the trigger which was flaky and at times could cause > trouble, for why I have no idea and did not mess around to find out why. I just > unplugged it and plugged in my normal serial mouse. But everything on top did > work so depending on what you want to use it for it might work. > > I actually gave up on linux as a platform for the disabled, at least for the > time being. I could never get all the layers of stuff to either work at all > or to act right when it did work.
There was a post on Slashdot a while back about Linux for the disabled. Perhaps you�ve already found this link, but, just in case: http://trace.wisc.edu/linux/ Kurt -- Paul's Law: In America, it's not how much an item costs, it's how much you save. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
