[Hudlug] meeting on july 4th

[MICHAEL WEAVER]

Hi tim!
Thanks for your message.
When I started my postings to the mailinglist yesterday, they didn't seem to 
appear even though I have broadband.
It is only looking at my recent emails just this few minutes ago that I have 
got your reply and from a couple of others.
A mate of mine who I knew from Worcester, Andrew Hodgson suggested I maybe 
look at something like Ubunchu although he says it provides a lot more than 
is needed for most people. He also suggested Debian although I have made him 
aware that I don't have a hardware synthesiser which is one problem with 
installing Linux without sighted assistance.
Dad offered to bring me to my first LUG meeting if I needed transport, 
assuming this July the 4th meeting which I have read on the Hudlug site is 
on.
Unfortunately I did manage to contact Bhavin Patel only he didn't seem to 
know about it which is a slight problem so I still don't know who has this 
information.
I am thinking of maybe eventually buying a Braille Display only I have to 
talk to Blind Technology suppliers to find out what they would recommend and 
this route is quite expensive.
I did have a hardware synthesiser but I lost the serial connector for my 
Apolo2 Synth and it is not at my flat where I live.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Schofield" <Tim.Schofield at auroramarble.co.uk>
To: "HudLUG - Huddersfield Linux User Group" <hudlug at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 12:20 PM
Subject: RE: [Hudlug] meeting on july 4th


Michael,

Other people here will be able to assist you with info on the meetings, but 
I have had experience setting up gnopernicus, for a visually impaired friend 
of mine, and would be happy to give any help, if you need it.

Thanks
Tim Schofield


> -----Original Message-----
> From: MICHAEL WEAVER [mailto:michaelweaver1 at btinternet.com]
> Sent: 23 June 2005 11:56
> To: hudlug at mailman.lug.org.uk
> Subject: [Hudlug] meeting on july 4th
>
>
> Hi!
> I am a newby to Linux and to this mailinglist and to the lug
> in general. I have been trying to get in touch with Vox Bar
> about the forthcoming
> meeting only nobody appears to be taking calls because the
> phone just rings
> without being answered.
> I am trying to enquire about the meetings, costs for
> attending etc and to
> confirm a time because my father offered to bring me to the
> first meeting if
> I was interested because I am Visually Impaired and need some
> advice as to
> where to go as to get started using Linux.
> I know about the access software, Speakup, Emacspeak, Brailettry and
> Gnopernicus which is the only graphical screenreader as KDE
> isn't supported
> by speech as yet, (sorry about my spellings of the last two
> pieces of access
> technology) and I have read information about Linux but am in
> the dark as to
> where to start, what distribution I should use and maybe
> trying to get
> information about my computer to find out if it will run
> under Linux. A friend of mine who is a member of the Hereford
> Lug who used to go to the
> same Blind School in Worcester as me suggested I ran Ubunchu with
> Gnopernicus as I don't have a Braille display and don't have
> my hardware
> synthesiser at my flat as have lost my connector for it which
> plugs into the
> serial port at the back.
> Could anyone possibly email me back or call me with some
> useful information? 53 Roundwood Avenue Dalton Huddersfield
> HD5 9YQ tel 01484 311939 Mobile 07976222425
>
>
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