Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
Although this is interesting and I too go back over 20 years starting out with JFW 2.03, I think it is time to pull off of memory lane folks. -Original Message- From: Kenny Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 7:44 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: JAWS for DOS. LOL! Those were the good old days. My serial number is in the mid 7000. Remember installing JAWS v2 using floppy disks back then. Boy how the web has changed. I would love to know how much I've spent over the years on SMA renewals. Oh well, it was definitely worth it. At 06:28 PM 4/14/2017, you wrote: My serial number is also in the low 1100's. Though, I began my experience with Jaws version II. My rehabilitation counselor wanted to purchase Jaws for dos for me. I have always regretted not allowing her to do so. Because, I since wanted to have the privilege of booting up the computer using the hardware dec-talk synthesizer, and Jaws for dos. I think it is a sad thing we can do nothing prior to Jaws booting itself into windows. As there is no speech prior to windows booting itself. . - Original Message - From: "George Marshall" <geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Hi gang: Well I'm probably a little older than Dave and Lenny. I first met Ted Henter when he and I think Derek came down to Fort Myers and they had a seminar at red lobster, I spoke to both of them at that time don't remember the exact date. I was using TSI'S speech synthesizer on an IBM 3280. I and my department director went over to Stuart Florida and watch the demo of an early standalone computer, we didn't buy it. D I then received a modified version of the IBM 3280 with speech, it had a little pad that was connected by a cable that you used to control the speech much like what you do now on a desktop with jaws for speech. E I don't know that I was first or second to buy jaws but I can tell you my serial number is in the low 1100s. P it's been a great trip through version 1 up to 18 now and I've had every version I have long retired from the school system. A I will be 83 years old at the end of June, so this probably puts me as one of the oldest on this list. R Hope this rambling through a little of history helps, tment director George R. Marshall geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:40 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Lenny, Your age is showing, man. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" <lennymch...@comcast.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:22 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
Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
JAWS for DOS. LOL! Those were the good old days. My serial number is in the mid 7000. Remember installing JAWS v2 using floppy disks back then. Boy how the web has changed. I would love to know how much I've spent over the years on SMA renewals. Oh well, it was definitely worth it. At 06:28 PM 4/14/2017, you wrote: My serial number is also in the low 1100's. Though, I began my experience with Jaws version II. My rehabilitation counselor wanted to purchase Jaws for dos for me. I have always regretted not allowing her to do so. Because, I since wanted to have the privilege of booting up the computer using the hardware dec-talk synthesizer, and Jaws for dos. I think it is a sad thing we can do nothing prior to Jaws booting itself into windows. As there is no speech prior to windows booting itself. . - Original Message - From: "George Marshall" <geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Hi gang: Well I'm probably a little older than Dave and Lenny. I first met Ted Henter when he and I think Derek came down to Fort Myers and they had a seminar at red lobster, I spoke to both of them at that time don't remember the exact date. I was using TSI'S speech synthesizer on an IBM 3280. I and my department director went over to Stuart Florida and watch the demo of an early standalone computer, we didn't buy it. D I then received a modified version of the IBM 3280 with speech, it had a little pad that was connected by a cable that you used to control the speech much like what you do now on a desktop with jaws for speech. E I don't know that I was first or second to buy jaws but I can tell you my serial number is in the low 1100s. P it's been a great trip through version 1 up to 18 now and I've had every version I have long retired from the school system. A I will be 83 years old at the end of June, so this probably puts me as one of the oldest on this list. R Hope this rambling through a little of history helps, tment director George R. Marshall geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:40 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Lenny, Your age is showing, man. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" <lennymch...@comcast.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:22 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://
Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
My serial number is also in the low 1100's. Though, I began my experience with Jaws version II. My rehabilitation counselor wanted to purchase Jaws for dos for me. I have always regretted not allowing her to do so. Because, I since wanted to have the privilege of booting up the computer using the hardware dec-talk synthesizer, and Jaws for dos. I think it is a sad thing we can do nothing prior to Jaws booting itself into windows. As there is no speech prior to windows booting itself. . - Original Message - From: "George Marshall" <geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Hi gang: Well I'm probably a little older than Dave and Lenny. I first met Ted Henter when he and I think Derek came down to Fort Myers and they had a seminar at red lobster, I spoke to both of them at that time don't remember the exact date. I was using TSI'S speech synthesizer on an IBM 3280. I and my department director went over to Stuart Florida and watch the demo of an early standalone computer, we didn't buy it. D I then received a modified version of the IBM 3280 with speech, it had a little pad that was connected by a cable that you used to control the speech much like what you do now on a desktop with jaws for speech. E I don't know that I was first or second to buy jaws but I can tell you my serial number is in the low 1100s. P it's been a great trip through version 1 up to 18 now and I've had every version I have long retired from the school system. A I will be 83 years old at the end of June, so this probably puts me as one of the oldest on this list. R Hope this rambling through a little of history helps, tment director George R. Marshall geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:40 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Lenny, Your age is showing, man. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" <lennymch...@comcast.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:22 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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I'm impressed. Bless your heart. lucky1i...@gmail.com Faithfulness does not begin with large tasks-if it is not present in small things, it does not exist at all. On 4/14/2017 9:29 AM, George Marshall wrote: Hi gang: Well I'm probably a little older than Dave and Lenny. I first met Ted Henter when he and I think Derek came down to Fort Myers and they had a seminar at red lobster, I spoke to both of them at that time don't remember the exact date. I was using TSI'S speech synthesizer on an IBM 3280. I and my department director went over to Stuart Florida and watch the demo of an early standalone computer, we didn't buy it. D I then received a modified version of the IBM 3280 with speech, it had a little pad that was connected by a cable that you used to control the speech much like what you do now on a desktop with jaws for speech. E I don't know that I was first or second to buy jaws but I can tell you my serial number is in the low 1100s. P it's been a great trip through version 1 up to 18 now and I've had every version I have long retired from the school system. A I will be 83 years old at the end of June, so this probably puts me as one of the oldest on this list. R Hope this rambling through a little of history helps, tment director George R. Marshall geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:40 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Lenny, Your age is showing, man. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" <lennymch...@comcast.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:22 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
Hi gang: Well I'm probably a little older than Dave and Lenny. I first met Ted Henter when he and I think Derek came down to Fort Myers and they had a seminar at red lobster, I spoke to both of them at that time don't remember the exact date. I was using TSI'S speech synthesizer on an IBM 3280. I and my department director went over to Stuart Florida and watch the demo of an early standalone computer, we didn't buy it. D I then received a modified version of the IBM 3280 with speech, it had a little pad that was connected by a cable that you used to control the speech much like what you do now on a desktop with jaws for speech. E I don't know that I was first or second to buy jaws but I can tell you my serial number is in the low 1100s. P it's been a great trip through version 1 up to 18 now and I've had every version I have long retired from the school system. A I will be 83 years old at the end of June, so this probably puts me as one of the oldest on this list. R Hope this rambling through a little of history helps, tment director George R. Marshall geoma4.marsh...@gmail.com -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dave Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:40 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Lenny, Your age is showing, man. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" <lennymch...@comcast.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:22 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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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 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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Hello Lenny: Of course, a few years more or less makes no difference, young man. It so happens I am a few years older than you, born on June 1942. It may be that you are right but very few were sold early, I got mine in either 1988 or 1989 and had a lo serial number which I don't remember, although I still remember my serial number changed to 1218 when JFW came out and I bought it. Humberto -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 6:24 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: I may be wrong, memory is not what it use to be. I am now sweet 16 with 54 years of experience. I really thought it was 1985 when I had the demo version of the dos version. It was when I started working on the 16 million dollar road way management project And required a ibm pc as opposed to the HP Pc. Ted and I became friends while he was working for MCS. Anyway what is a few years among friends. -Original Message- From: Humberto Rodriguez Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 4:52 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Lenny, I think it was a little later than 1985 when JAWS for DOS came out, maybe 1988 or 1989, I was also one of the first tu purchase it and remember clearly calling Henter-Joyce in Saint Petersburg with questions and having Ted Henter personally helping me and answering them. Humberto -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
I may be wrong, memory is not what it use to be. I am now sweet 16 with 54 years of experience. I really thought it was 1985 when I had the demo version of the dos version. It was when I started working on the 16 million dollar road way management project And required a ibm pc as opposed to the HP Pc. Ted and I became friends while he was working for MCS. Anyway what is a few years among friends. -Original Message- From: Humberto Rodriguez Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 4:52 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Lenny, I think it was a little later than 1985 when JAWS for DOS came out, maybe 1988 or 1989, I was also one of the first tu purchase it and remember clearly calling Henter-Joyce in Saint Petersburg with questions and having Ted Henter personally helping me and answering them. Humberto -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
Lenny, I think it was a little later than 1985 when JAWS for DOS came out, maybe 1988 or 1989, I was also one of the first tu purchase it and remember clearly calling Henter-Joyce in Saint Petersburg with questions and having Ted Henter personally helping me and answering them. Humberto -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:23 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
I got mine in the DOS days, can't remember the number at that time. But the number I got when I got JFW has been a 5-digit one. Courtney -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Humberto Rodriguez Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 4:22 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history: Two digit serial numbers were for the DOS version, the JFW serial numbers began with 1000, I used to have 1218 until I got my JFW from the VA and the serial number went to six digits. Humberto -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Angel238 Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 3:41 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> 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? > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
Two digit serial numbers were for the DOS version, the JFW serial numbers began with 1000, I used to have 1218 until I got my JFW from the VA and the serial number went to six digits. Humberto -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Angel238 Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 3:41 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com 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> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> 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? > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] A look back at history:
Lenny, Your age is showing, man. Dave Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and Pioneer - Original Message - From: "Lenny McHugh" <lennymch...@comcast.net> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:22 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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[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? For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
