So, I suppose, if one hadn't "a life", and had nothing better to do with
their time, one could figure out, from their serial number how many of the
product sold prior to their acquisition of Jaws? For example, if their
serial number was 1,2o1, they were the first to own Jaws. Outside of the
employees of the company.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lenny McHugh" <lennymch...@comcast.net>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
No, a 4 digit. They started at 1,000 but kept the first 200 for internal
use.
-----Original Message-----
From: Angel238
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 3:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
Do you have a two digit cereal number? I always wondered whether those
cereal numbers were given in numeric order.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lenny McHugh" <lennymch...@comcast.net>
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Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
A little more information. In 1980 Dean Blazy started Maryland Computer
Systems where he first released ITS , information through speech, it was
based on an HP computer. Ted Hinter worked for Dean at that time. In 1980
I had the world's first talking computer linked to an IBM main frame
computer an IBM 370. After the first or 2nd winter in Maryland Ted left
for a warmer climate and started his own company. There was a dispute over
the name so he changed it to Hinter Joyce.
It was around 1985 when I purchased jaws for dos. In 1995 he released
JFW, I was the 47th individual to purchase that product.
-----Original Message-----
From: Angel238
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 9:58 AM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
On this list, there have been references to "Freedom Scientific". The
company which preceded the current company. Which now owns our adaptive
screen reading and magnification products. I think it might be of
interest to the newer users of Jaws to know: "Freedom Scientific" was
not the first company to own Jaws. The first was "Henter Joyce".
Founded by Ted Henter, and, I believe Dean Blazy. It might also interest
you to know, Ted henter was blind. He sold the company. to illustrate
again how successful we blind people can be. If we just reach for the
stars, and develop our fullest potential. Which we do all the time. How
far Jaws has come from the time when its initials meant Job Access With
Speech. Young people, now days, are indeed fortunate to be able to
accomplish, with so much more ease, things which much more effort was
taken to achieve a half century ago. Prior to the use of the internet,
and when our only printing device was the typewriter. Though, then, once
a skill was learned, one could rely on being able to employ that skill
for years. Now, it seems, with such rapid changes, it seems new skills
must be learned constantly. To accomplish the same things?
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