Well actually yes I have read that and I use Skype and have never used GW Connect so the question to you then, how long do you think Winamp will keep working for then? Maybe a long time, maybe it will stop working tomorrow. Already we’ve seen instances on this list of Winamp not working for some people whilst it works for others. Those people affected ask for help here which is fair enough and who can help?
> On 12 Oct 2018, at 8:22 am, Evan Reese <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, accessibility is certainly important of course, but the product has to > work. > Unless you're not reading very carefully, you must have already read, several > times, that Winamp still works very well for many people. So your asking > about GW Connect is kind of missing the point. > Evan > > -----Original Message----- From: Dane Trethowan > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 5:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [all-audio] Famous media player Winamp new version with Windows > 10 support leaks online > > 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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