KeyNote Gold Multimedia is for Windows. There is a project to connect JAWS for DOS with MBROLA, using a program called Interface that basically fools JAWS into thinking that MBROLA is a regular hardware synth. But I think that this is only for versions of DOS that run under Windows. So it won't work for the standalone ones to my knowledge. There's also something going on with ESpeak and FreeDOS but I can't find much information on that either. I've heard that some Sound Blaster cards can be used as synths but have never seen this. There's a program called SB Talker, which I believe comes with them, but again, I know very little about it. In general, all DOS screenreaders of which I know are designed to work with hardware speech. If anyone can give me information on the software options above, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks, Eleni On 9/2/10, chris hallsworth <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh just a thought. Would JAWS for DOS run inside a Windows 3.1/95/98 DOS > box? > > Sent using Thunderbird > > On 02/09/2010 11:42, chris hallsworth wrote: >> Hello all. >> Talking of JAWS for DOS, did it work with any software synthesizers like >> Keynote Gold Multimedia? If not then forget it; I don't have a hardware >> synthesizer to play with. >> >> >> Sent using Thunderbird >> >> On 02/09/2010 5:37, Eleni Vamvakari wrote: >>> I'm just glad that JAWS for DOS is freeware. I downloaded it and want >>> to try it. Can anyone offer me any tips? I don't like the bloating >>> and nonsense in the later versions of JFW. Most of the features are >>> unneeded by the average user and the price is outrageous. I'd rather >>> support NVDA if anything. >>> >>> Eleni >>> >>> On 9/2/10, ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi, Lennie, >>>> >>>> Wow, that's neat you met one of the men who started Jaws for dos. Jaws >>>> certainly has come a long way since the old dos days. >>>> >>>> Rosemarie >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lenny >>>> McHugh >>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:48 PM >>>> To: blind computing >>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] computer museum jaws >>>> >>>> In the very early 1980s when I first was introduced to ITS, then Total >>>> Talk and finally to Total Talk Pc, is where I first met Ted Hinter. >>>> Ted was >>>> a programmer for MCS, Maryland Computer Systems, working for Dean >>>> Blazie. >>>> After one or two winters in Maryland Ted left for warmer climate and >>>> started >>>> Hinter Joyce and developed the first jaws for dos software. Jaws has >>>> come a >>>> very long way over the past almost 25 years. I for one, am sure glad >>>> that >>>> Ted had the foresight to develop the product. >>>> --- >>>> Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, >>>> inspirational >>>> with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive resource list >>>> for the >>>> blind. >>>> http://www.LennyMcHugh.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/ >>>> >>> >>> 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/
