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...
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Ravi Shankar Desiraju
ravi_desiraju
Feb 1, 2002 1:22 pm
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,...
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rdhan hello
rdhan73@...
Feb 1, 2002 1:49 pm
where can i buy an simputer? ... Do You Yahoo!? Get personalised at My Yahoo!....
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Optimistix
rileen@...
Feb 1, 2002 3:48 pm
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...
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Prasad Chaturvedula
popra_31@...
Feb 1, 2002 5:36 pm
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...
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Optimistix
rileen@...
Feb 1, 2002 5:41 pm
....... and can be downloaded from http://www.simputer.org An update is to be released soon. Yours, Rileen ...
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friendly folks
shiningliberty@...
Feb 1, 2002 7:34 pm
BTW, M$ actually had plans to ship IE on unix way back in 1996 ... You know, how it goes :) ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
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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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bonzo764
Feb 2, 2002 1:58 pm
... 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...
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Vivek K S
ksvivek1975
Feb 2, 2002 2:52 pm
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....
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bonzo764
Feb 3, 2002 12:45 pm
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...
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root
ksvivek1975
Feb 3, 2002 7:20 pm
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... ...
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Paul Soetmulder
huiswerk345
Feb 4, 2002 2:14 am
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...
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Dorai Thodla
dorai@...
Feb 4, 2002 2:29 am
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...
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Teo Clifford
clifford@...
Feb 4, 2002 2:46 am
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...
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Sandra Morgan
graffitiworkz
Feb 4, 2002 3:34 am
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...
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Prasad Chaturvedula
popra_31@...
Feb 4, 2002 12:31 pm
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...
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Prashanth Pappu
prashant@...
Feb 4, 2002 4:53 pm
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...
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Rolf Zwart
rolf.zwart@...
Feb 4, 2002 6:32 pm
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 ...
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Chris Moffatt
chris@...
Feb 4, 2002 8:07 pm
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...
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jonathan chetwynd
rjchetwynd
Feb 4, 2002 8:39 pm
$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...
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Prashanth Pappu
prashant@...
Feb 5, 2002 5:21 pm
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...
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Girish Alva
girishalva
Feb 6, 2002 12:25 pm
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...
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friendly folks
shiningliberty@...
Feb 6, 2002 6:32 pm
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...
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jaco
jacoookkenv@...
Feb 6, 2002 8:24 pm
... 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...
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BFK Free
bfk@...
Feb 6, 2002 9:40 pm
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...
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Harish Kotian
hpkotian@...
Feb 7, 2002 5:16 am
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...
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Kiran Kaja by way of ...
hpkotian@...
Feb 7, 2002 5:16 am
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 ...
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Arun_K
arun_k_kumar
Feb 7, 2002 7:18 am
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...
