Well I think you can still use a demo of Jaws 7 on windows 98 machines. So this may be a way forward? Jaws 7 I am sure could be used in demo mode as I believe it was the basis of the first Jaws portable thumb drive implementation which often relies on using demo mode..
Further problems may be encountered on some old hardware though as oddly on some machines speech will not work unless a monitor is attached and working. I remember trying to work on some old machines and not using monitors. The system units stubbornly refused to come to life until we plugged a monitor in . The problematic video card may still be a problem therefore if it has this sort of link up but it is worth a try. Thinking about this I think this was on early XP rather than 98 machines so hopefully you will not encounter this. Regards David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Monday, 01 March 2010 00:56 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Retrieving Data From Windows 1998 Machine Hi I wish there was a way to install a forty minute JAWS demo. God bless, Mark Jesus Is Lord! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Kruger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Retrieving Data From Windows 1998 Machine > The problem would be that to access it's data externally, via something > like a network cable etc. you'd need to allow this to happen by sharing > paths etc., so to be honest, simplest would be to take the hard drive out > and mount it in either another machine, or an external hard drive housing > etc., or you could maybe have the video card replaced with something > simple/cheap, etc. > > Pity, in this case that there's no built in narrator for windows 98. > > Stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:04 AM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Retrieving Data From Windows 1998 Machine > > >> Hi >> My sister's windows 1998 computer has a bad video card. She would >> like to have the data from her hard drive. It seems to me that there >> should be some way to retrieve the data but I don't know how. I would >> appreciate any insights people may have on this subject. >> Thank you in advance. >> >> God bless, >> Mark >> Jesus Is Lord! >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 4903 (20100228) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4903 (20100228) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > 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/ __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4903 (20100228) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4903 (20100228) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4903 (20100228) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
