Oscar is software and the scanner was something like an HP 3 I forget the rest of that number. It had it's own proprietary card that the scanner hooked up to. David Ferrin [email protected] I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:28 Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum,
So how does it work? That is, is OSCAR software or is it a combined software and hardware package? What HP scanner is required to use it and would I need to get a card of some kind like the TrueScan ones that the Arkenstone products use? Thanks, Eleni On 9/2/10, David Ferrin <[email protected]> wrote: > I have Oscar as well although not the HP scanner any longer. I also bit on > screen power for windows which was a total disaster. > David Ferrin > [email protected] > I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one > up > too. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trish" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:11 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, > > > wow, imagine that. I thought I was bout the only one using that.. > I forgot to mention this was put out by Tele-sensory as well as the Oscar > scanner program. > I remember scanning a cake mix box and being able to read the instructions > by myself, what an awesome feeling that was. > I have moved onto to Open Book long time ago, and have read many things > still with that program too. I truly can't complain about OB. > Wonder if the future of scanning will include the hand writings > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:11 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, > > >>I have a screen power system in the other room in fact. >> David Ferrin >> [email protected] >> I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one >> up >> too. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Trish" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:10 AM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >> >> >> Hey, >> >> I used a dos machine version 6 with WP/6 back in 1994. I bet no one ever >> heard of my screen reader or used it for that matter,it was called, >> Screen >> Power Speech*SPS* I also had my first scanner from them as well called, >> OSCAR. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:56 PM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >> >> >>> Dear ROSEMARIE , >>> Yes, I remember them, but I only used one at a typing Class for Blind >>> students, when going through the rehabilitation center for people who >>> lost >>> their vision. >>> The first computer I really used for Work or home was the IBM PC. >>> Good old DOS was nice. >>> I used WordStar mostly on it, but WordPerfect also! >>> >>> I used a 19 inch monitor with hardware to magnify the screen, from V-Tek >>> Wow, was all that stuff so primitive compared to today's stuff! >>> LOL! >>> >>> Nice memories though, never, never thought about a "crash", it just >>> never >>> happened! >>> With Best Regards, >>> Alan >>> Miami, Florida >>> Alan Dicey, President >>> United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA >>> "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" >>> United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: >>> http://AmericanBlindChess.org >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:50 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>> >>> >>>> Hi, Alan, >>>> >>>> Do you remember the Apple II E? That was the very first computer I >>>> learned >>>> to operate. I remember there were two drives side by side. The first >>>> one >>>> was >>>> for your speech program like word rap or word talk which is what I >>>> used. >>>> The >>>> second drive was for the floppy disk that you stored information on. If >>>> I >>>> remember correctly, control L turned the voice on and off. I almost >>>> bought >>>> an Apple II E from someone but I didn't have quite enough money to pay >>>> for >>>> it. I sure loved that machine though. It wasn't that hard to learn to >>>> operate either. >>>> >>>> Rosemarie >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey >>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 5:44 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>> >>>> Dear Kim, >>>> Oh yes! >>>> >>>> Vert, it was later called Soft Vert! >>>> Nice simple program! >>>> >>>> But it was just the software to make the hardware work, and one could >>>> use >>>> Accent, Echo, Votrax, oh, so many different ones. >>>> I remember you could purchase a Echo sound card from Radio Shack for >>>> about >>>> $80 and then you could use a computer without sight! >>>> >>>> Big difference now with JAWS almost a thousand dollars! >>>> >>>> And those 5 and 1/2 inch floppy disks, that held 362 K of data! >>>> LOL! >>>> >>>> I can hardly believe it! >>>> >>>> In 1985, I purchased an external hard drive, to go with my IBM PC. >>>> It was 30 MB! >>>> >>>> It cost $900 >>>> Can you believe that? >>>> >>>> I have single cuts of music that are larger than 30 MB! >>>> and my T-Drives cost about $79 each! >>>> >>>> LOL! >>>> With Best Regards, >>>> Alan >>>> Miami, Florida >>>> Alan Dicey, President >>>> United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA >>>> "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" >>>> United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: >>>> http://AmericanBlindChess.org >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Kim Kelly" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:32 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 >>>>> >>>>> Email and facebook: >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> Alternative E-mail: >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> skype: >>>>> >>>>> kblinky971 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Visit my website >>>>> http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ >>>>> >>>>> Keep on smiling and everyone will wonder what you've been up too. >>>>> author unknown >>>>> ----- 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. >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> 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. 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