Welcome to the list! I have never tried Windows 3.1, but I have a Braille Scholar which is my primary backup if something happens to my bn, and I still wish that the desktop version of keynote gold and keysoft would be updated and supported under modern systems.
On 9/8/10, Josh Kennedy <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > > I'd like to introduce myself here quick. First I subscribed in digest mode. > I'm 28 years old. My wife and I are both blind. We are both humanware > customers through voc rehab who baught us braillenotes eight years ago. My > wife baught a used voicenote. But I got mine through voc rehab. I since sold > it to someone else but we still have my wife's broken voicenote upstairs. We > don't have the money to get it fixed. I myself am a collector and user of > old unsupported outdated software. I use this software by running windows3.1 > through windows98 inside vmware player in Windows and in Vinux with the Orca > screen reader and on Mac. I strongly believe that old systems and old > software can still be useful to people such as windows95 and windows98 > software as you'll see if you decide to subscribe to my podcast. Old > systems like windows98 and windows95 can benefit less fortunate people who > don't have $4000 or so to spend on a braillenote. I believe it is very > important to keep the old software alive through the use of virtual machines > or vmware. Just like my grandparents still enjoy old 1950s music, so I still > enjoy and see benefits for windows95 and even windows3.1. I believe that we > need to keep the old stuff alive and not just throw it away once it is > replaced by the latest and greatest stuff. > Keysoft and keynote for windows95 are great products and so is the old > infovox230. Through my podcast I intend to show people that this software > can still be alive and well and that it works great on modern computers. > > Josh Kennedy > [email protected] > > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) [email protected]; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [email protected] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
