Greetings friends, I am a new member of the list. I am a visually impaited person and am interested in the speech aspects of the simputer. I was wondering...
Prasad Chaturvedula
popra_31@...
Feb 1, 2002 12:14 pm
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Prasad, My understanding is that the speech engine being used in the Simputer now is called Dhvani and was developed at IISc.Current support is for Hindi,...
where can i buy an simputer? ... Do You Yahoo!? Get personalised at My Yahoo!....
rdhan hello
rdhan73@...
Feb 1, 2002 1:49 pm
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Hi, This is just to inform that the languages supported by Dhvani right now are Hindi, Kannada and Telugu - Tamil isn't supported yet, though in due of course...
Optimistix
rileen@...
Feb 1, 2002 3:48 pm
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Hi Ravi and Rileen, Thanks for the info. Is Dhvani a proprietary product of IISC or is it free. I just wanted to try it out on my linux box to guage the...
Prasad Chaturvedula
popra_31@...
Feb 1, 2002 5:36 pm
1641
....... and can be downloaded from http://www.simputer.org An update is to be released soon. Yours, Rileen ...
Optimistix
rileen@...
Feb 1, 2002 5:41 pm
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BTW, M$ actually had plans to ship IE on unix way back in 1996 ... You know, how it goes :) ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
friendly folks
shiningliberty@...
Feb 1, 2002 7:34 pm
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yashwant khanolkar
yogeshkhanolkar@...
Feb 2, 2002 8:47 am
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yashwant khanolkar
yogeshkhanolkar@...
Feb 2, 2002 8:49 am
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... IE & OE for unix/linux !!! well i guess u learn something new everyday. i must confess i prefer IE over netscape/konqueror/opera (so sue me :) ). its...
Hi, For mp3s , there is mpg123 availible on the simputer. chimera is also availible on the simputer. IMLI talks to applid (the server for IML pages) using ITP....
dear vivek, thanks, it sure cleared up a lot of my doubts. u didnt mention anything about playing mpeg/avi clips ... so i guess simputer doesnt come loaded...
Hi, I did not mention about a player for mpeg/avi clips, because I have not tried anything on that yet. But I guess xanim or plaympeg should run just fine... ...
Dear Group, I have followed some of the discussions, and am glad to have learned a bit more about the technology used. I thought that equally important to...
Some of the discussions we had at EOE ( Education Object Economy
www.eoe.org) centered around using Simputer as an aid to teaching. So it was
more as a tool...
Dorai Thodla
dorai@...
Feb 4, 2002 2:29 am
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Hi Paul, I think Dorai is quite right, the positioning is very important, and better come out the product fast or it might becomes obsolute! I could use TTS...
Teo Clifford
clifford@...
Feb 4, 2002 2:46 am
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I usually lurk on this list BUT because of the post below I feel compelled ... I own a small start up company in the United States that is working to market...
Hi, But for the simputer to compete with palm devices, there should keypad input feature. I find that if simputer has this feature, then it would be a highly...
Prasad Chaturvedula
popra_31@...
Feb 4, 2002 12:31 pm
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Hi all, Here are two really long mails which I had posted earlier To the list in the same context regarding the true utlity of simputer. Im pretty much...
Prashanth Pappu
prashant@...
Feb 4, 2002 4:53 pm
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Dear group, For some time now I have followed this group and it's nice to read both about the technical developments and the discussions about how it can be ...
Rolf Zwart
rolf.zwart@...
Feb 4, 2002 6:32 pm
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I share a passion that many on this list have for harnessing technology to serve disadvantaged communities, with a special interest in education. I am...
Chris Moffatt
chris@...
Feb 4, 2002 8:07 pm
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$50/pda is certainly not more than 5 years away.. more like 2-3 they might be recycled, they might be new -- j.chetwynd@... http://www.peepo.com...
Hi all, Here is the link to an article talking abt using Smart cards in the Public distribution system in the state of Kerala. The article claims that, when...
Prashanth Pappu
prashant@...
Feb 5, 2002 5:21 pm
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Hi all, I strongly feel that there is the need to take IT into our rural places. Does Simputer does that or not is a question. Basically, when someone new to...
May be, on side note ... I guess, issue is education and training. User friendly applications written in native languages may play a critical role in bringing...
friendly folks
shiningliberty@...
Feb 6, 2002 6:32 pm
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... From: Rolf Zwart <rolf.zwart@...> Can someone tell me what is the status of presently available software on simputer? is it open, open source like...
jaco
jacoookkenv@...
Feb 6, 2002 8:24 pm
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hello from France (my english is approximative) I want to buy NOW !!! a simputer . In March 2002 we fly to the Nepal if simputer Works I hope it's will de...
BFK Free
bfk@...
Feb 6, 2002 9:40 pm
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NEW SMART CARD COULD KNOW EVERYTHING A San Francisco company called PrivaSys has developed a battery-powered smart card that could be used to replace all the...
Harish Kotian
hpkotian@...
Feb 7, 2002 5:16 am
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Mahajan sends India's first digitally signed e-mail to PM Kanchana Suggu in Mumbai IT Minister Pramod Mahajn sending the first digitally signed e-mail to the ...
Kiran Kaja by way of ...
hpkotian@...
Feb 7, 2002 5:16 am
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Very true indeed. There seems to be an alternative manufacturer marketing a handheld called 'Kaii' refer Bangalore Times 6/2/2002. Does any one have specs...
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