“Emacspeak-2000: Opening Doors To A Windows-Free 2000. — Zero
cost of ownership makes priceless software affordable!
“Emacspeak is a fully functional audio desktop that provides
complete eyes-free access to all major 32 and 64 bit operating
environments. By seamlessly blending all aspects of the
Internet such as Web-surfing and electronic messaging into the
audio desktop, Emacspeak enables speech access to local and remote
information with a consistent and well-integrated user
interface.”
“With support for the freely downloadable IBM ViaVoice Outloud
speech synthesis engine, Emacspeak now turns Linux into the first
zero-cost Internet access solution for blind and visually impaired
users.”