Well you’re the lot making the big noise about how good accessibility is so I thought I’d ask.
> On 12 Oct 2018, at 8:14 am, Evan Reese <[email protected]> wrote: > > What's the point of getting something that doesn't work, even if it is > accessible? The whole point of the thread was that Winamp still works. > Evan > > -----Original Message----- From: Dane Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 5:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows > 10 support leaks online > > Can anyone tell me where I might get GW Connect? I don’t know whether it will > work now but at least it’s accessible. > > >> On 12 Oct 2018, at 2:44 am, Evan Reese <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> They can't. The guy was just mentioning another example of something that >> has been around a long time that is still useful. He was not saying that >> braille slates or braille writers were media players. >> Evan >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Dane Trethowan >> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 4:08 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows >> 10 support leaks online >> >> I was made aware of something today, I didn't know Braille slates could play >> media. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman >> Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2018 3:05 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows >> 10 support leaks online >> >> While I've not dealt with every type of media player that ever was, I don't >> see how one could get a whole lot better (as far as accessibility is >> concerned) than Winamp; just my opinion, you understand! >> Tom Kaufman >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kelly >> Pierce >> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2018 10:37 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows >> 10 support leaks online >> >> Dane, >> >> Winamp is the most accessible media player for the blind. It may be old, but >> it is highly functional. I am listening to online radio with it as I type >> this message. Braille slates are more than 80 years old but they are still >> used because they are useful. I also own and use a minidisc recorder. It is >> somewhat ancient, but it remains highly effective for spoken word recording. >> >> Kelly >> >> <div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> <table >> style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"> >> <tr> >> <td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a >> href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon"; >> target="_blank"><img >> src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif"; >> alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;" >> /></a></td> >> <td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; >> font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; >> line-height: 18px;">Virus-free. <a >> href="https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link"; >> target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avast.com</a> >> </td> >> </tr> >> </table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" >> height="1"></a></div> >> >> On 10/10/18, dennis <[email protected]> wrote: >>> i would love to get it when it comes out. >>> >>> On 10/10/2018 7:12 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Only me but I just couldn’t be bothered wasting my time wondering >>>> what others are thinking about something that soon will be ancient history. >>>>> On 11 Oct 2018, at 8:33 am, JM Casey <[email protected]> ( >>>>> [email protected] ) wrote: I have this beta. I'm skeptical >>>>> how official it is and I haven't bothered to install it, because >>>>> Winamp >>>>> 5.666 >>>>> is working just fine for me in Windows 10. However, a couple of >>>>> others on other lists have reported that it works well. >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> ( >>>>> [email protected] ) On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: October 10, >>>>> 2018 4:57 PM To: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] Famous media player Winamp new version with >>>>> Windows 10 support leaks online I probably wouldn't download it >>>>> right yet; not until we know that it is "officially" out there! >>>>> Wouldn't want something bad to get into our computers! Tom Kaufman >>>>> -----Original >>>>> Message----- From: [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] >>>>> ( [email protected] ) ] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: >>>>> Wednesday, October 10, 2018 4:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: >>>>> [all-audio] >>>>> Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows 10 support leaks >>>>> online all I can say is download and use at your own risk. >>>>>> On 11 Oct 2018, at 6:59 am, Brian Olesen <[email protected]> ( >>>>>> [email protected] ) wrote: Famous media player Winamp new version >>>>>> with Windows 10 support leaks >>>>> >>>>> online >>>>>> By Mayank Parmar - September 17, 2018 Winamp for Windows Remember >>>>>> Winamp? >>>>>> The popular media player for Windows is expected to make >>>>> >>>>> a >>>>>> comeback at some point. Winamp was launched by independent >>>>>> developers back in 1997 and it grew quickly popular with over 3 >>>>>> million downloads in a >>>>> >>>>> short >>>>>> span of time. In a couple of years, Winamp became one of the most >>>>>> downloaded Windows applications. The app was sold to AOL in 1999 >>>>>> for >>>>>> $80 >>>>>> million but it later acquired by Radionomy in 2014. Radionomy, the >>>>>> current developers of famous Winamp promised that the app will >>>>>> receive a new update with several new features. A while ago, the >>>>>> developers published release notes of an update but no downloadable >>>>>> package was available for users to try out. Winamp developers >>>>>> promised major updates ever since it took over the company and we >>>>>> are >>>>> >>>>> still >>>>>> waiting for that day. It's an old and outdated app but it's still >>>>>> being used by millions of >>>>> >>>>> users. >>>>>> A new version of Winamp, which was last developed on October 26, >>>>>> 2016, has leaked online. Winamp 5.8 has been published by an >>>>>> unknown source and it's not from the official developers. It's also >>>>>> worth noting that VirusTotal scan generates two different >>>>> >>>>> warnings >>>>>> for the app, so we are not including the link to unreleased Winamp >>>>>> update >>>>> >>>>> in >>>>>> this article. Winamp works fine on Windows 10 The Winamp 5.8 comes >>>>>> with several new features and improvements including support for >>>>>> Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. It is, however, worth noting that >>>>>> public and stable version of the app >>>>> >>>>> works >>>>>> smoothly on Windows 10, but Winamp 5.8 is supposed to address >>>>> >>>>> compatibility >>>>>> issues with Windows 10. As noted above, this release of Winamp >>>>>> comes with several other improvements. For example, there's a >>>>>> dedicated setting that lets you >>>>> >>>>> disable >>>>>> Winamp's video support and the company has also fixed some bugs to >>>>>> improve the overall performance of the player. The current owner >>>>>> hasn't officially announced any updates for the app but >>>>> >>>>> as >>>>>> the beta has just leaked out, there's a chance that an official >>>>>> statement will be released soon. It's also possible that the >>>>>> developers are >>>>> >>>>> internally >>>>>> testing a new and improved version of the app with better support >>>>>> for Windows 10. At this point, it's not yet known whether a new >>>>>> Winamp release is planned >>>>> >>>>> or >>>>>> not. 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