Hi, Eleni, Yes, it's really amazing how the older stuff keeps right on working. I got this computer five years ago and intend to keep it as long as I can. I won't upgrade unless I absolutely have to. Right now I'm using NVDA and I love it. For a free screen reader, it does great. I've even ordered things online using NVDA.
Rosemarie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eleni Vamvakari Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 9:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum? My favourite operating system was and is DOS. I've used the Microsoft varient but am looking into trying the newer ones which have far greater capabilities. I'm still experimenting with software but have always been a VocalEyes user. I love WordPerfect 5.1, NoteWorthy (maybe CalcWorthy once I learn how to use it) and think that I'll enjoy NetTamer but that remains to be seen. As for Windows, I'm using Xp right now and see no point in upgrading. I enjoy the NVDA screenreader with ESpeak always set to Greek, WordWeb, Firefox, Windows Media Player, MSN Messenger, Notepad and Wordpad and Klango. I've used Kurzweil but am looking for something else for comparison and would love to find some good scanning software for DOS as well. Second Chance sounds really neat! I wonder if it's still made for XP? Isn't that always so, Alan, that the older stuff keeps on working when the new stuff breaks down? I have at least 14 computers (most of them are not hooked up) and the ones that keep working are the oldest, though I think my Apple IIC has a problem with the monitor. I've got a KeyNote Gold laptop that's 14-years-old at the minimum and it's still chugging away. My IBM Thinkpad X32, which I just got this year and which is six-years-old is the one I'm using now. My Macbook, which is only two-years-old broke down four or five times and the stupid Acer Aspire One completely bombed out after less than a year of use. I should play with 98 a bit. I pretty much went from 95 to XP. Talk soon, Eleni On 9/1/10, ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Chris, > > My favorite operating system was windows 98. See message on other list. > > Rosemarie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of chris > hallsworth > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 1:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum? > > Hello all! > what was your favourite operating system in the history of computing? > Also what about software? My favourite operating system in the history > of computing is probably Windows 95 and I was using JAWS as my screen > reader. My favourite software was a product by PowerQuest called Second > Chance. (I wonder if anyone remembers having that preinstalled on their > old machines?) I certainly did and it was brilliant! The program is > basically System Restore but for data as well as system. What Second > Chance did was created "checkpoints" at regular intervals. You can then > restore individual files and folders, or even an entire system, to that > particular checkpoint. Checkpoint 1 was always the "initial" checkpoint > either after Second Chance was first installed or you have enabled a > drive to be monitored after it being disabled. One problem Second Chance > did do was corrupt the JAWS authorization keys that were used way back > then. You know, the ones that consisted of a special floppy disk? This > is because, as I soon found out, a hidden/system file jfw.cps was backed > up by Second Chance each time JAWS modified it. So of course when you > restored an entire system to an earlier checkpoint you lost > authorization in the process. But apart from that it was brilliant! How > I wish they'd brought it back to make it work for Windows 7! > > -- > Sent using Thunderbird > > 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/
