Main frames could not talk, at the time used 4 part carbon the 3rd copy was
very dark and used a stylus to read the punched cards. Had a guide that the
card fit into and with the stylus could feel the holes and interpret the
cards. Been toying with main frames since 1966. I also used a cctv in the
1970s and went to talking machines 1981.
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From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:59 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum,
Heather, thanks for your post. You might want to check out the modern
versions of DOS like Enhanced DR-DOS etc. And also the 36 Fallacies
of DOS. I'll gladly send you a file of links with all sorts of
information etc. if you're interested. I extend that offer to anyone
else as well. The machine certainly sounds interesting. Lenny, wow!
I didn't know that main frames could talk? I bet you have all sorts
of knowledge that I'd love to learn! Do you remember the synthesizer
that it used? I really loving exploring and listening to various
speech synthesizers? Kim, I have the entire Vert Plus package,
including the floppies, the Tracker program and the synthesizer. I
adore the synth, because it has the same voice as the KeyNote Golds
but I could never wrap my head around how to use that software. lol
It has more commands than DOS itself! Can the Vert synthesizer be
used with another screenreader? That would be so cool! But I've
never seen a different screen reader that offered that option.
Perhaps, I could tell it that it's a generic serial synth? I love my
compact flash cards. I just need to find a good reader and/or adapter
and software for DOS so that I can use it with that os. But the 4gb
ones that I have work fine with Windows XP. David, do you have any
other DOS software that might interest me? I'm still looking for
stuff. Wayne, good to know we have an Apple user on here. Now I know
who to call on when I try to set up my IIGS with Text Talker and
Proterm. I bought them and then never used them That last will be as
an experiment, not to switch over to like I plan on doing with DOS..
On 9/1/10, Wayne Scott <[email protected]> wrote:
I used vert Plus in 1991-92 I remeber the first comptuer I used was an
Apple 2E. I used a dinosaur program called "Word talk." boy, am I glad
things have improved sicne then. I rememver being excited when I used
vert
Plus. nI wish I culd have used it for a term paper instead of that apple
2E. wayne Scott
"A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the
bones."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Kelly" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum,
I remember taking a computer class in the mid 80s, and we used a huge
computer and two floppy disks and we used a speech program called "Vert
Plus".
Has anyone heard of that speech synthesizer? I thought that class was
so
fascinating.
Learning Doss and all of those commands.
What memories.
Kim Kelly
Clarkston Washington
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum,
Well, my first PC type computer was Maryland Computer Systems ITS,
information through speech. I then upgraded to total talk PC again by
Dean Blazie.
Then at home Karen won an 8088 Packard Bell xt computer. With that
system
I used jaws for dos. I believe that in the mid 1980s is when I
purchased
jaws for windows 1 for windows 3.0. At that time I hated windows and
still am not a fan of PCs. Give me my old big mainframes. B5500, B6700
then into the larger IBM mainframes. The first computer that I worked
on
was an RCA spectra 70 and the IBM 1401.
On these systems I had to write my own read /write macros and multiply
and divide routines. That was a lot of fun.
For the ITS, it was the world's first talking computer linked to an IBM
mainframe. When it was linked a news release was sent out through AP. I
started receiving calls from all around the world inquiring about it.
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From: "heather kd5cbl" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:07 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum,
One of my favorite system is weird! It was a 280 or 480 something
back
in the 80s. We had to use vex. I remember that we thought it was the
coolest thing. That was when you had two floppy drives and about 2 or
three buttons to turn the computer on. That thing is still probley
working today! I remember we took the computer apart in school to see
how the components worked. Remember that is when it took two folks to
carry it or maybe it is because we were so little. I just remember
playing that typing game where you hit a key before the ghost gets
you.
And I remember all the commands just to make the computer function.
You
had to do it in the exact order or you had to do it all over again. I
remember having to type "win" inter to make the windows come up. I
remember that if you wanted to spell check something, you had to put
another flopp disk in that had the dictionary or part of it to get the
correct word. I liked my old dos based commands. I was real
disappointed when you did not have the direct access to windows root
comands. I mean you can still have access but, dos was just so much
more efficient. Heather
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