Hi Ari, PS
Almost forgot. if you have an old Windows 98 computer around have it create a dos boot disk. All you have to do is boot from that floppy stick in a floppy boot your screen reader from a second floppy, and you can dos around the clock. Somewhere in my pile of old floppies I have a copy of a 98 dos startup diskette, and a copy of Jaws For Dos and my Dectalk Express drivers I squeezed onto a floppy. For just a purpose. So running dos games is still possible today. ari wrote: > Hi all, > A bit of an OT question, but I think an important one for us gamers, as it > is what I'm having trouble with. When I'm running a text game from the > command line, I route the JAWS and PC cursors to read the game. I know JAWS > can read by itself sometimes, but I don't like that because it starts from > the top of the screen. JAWS with some games though doesn't want to read the > text in the dos window, sort of rather reading other windows such as the > desktop, or the jaws window getting in the way, or the taskbar, even when > the dos window is maximised. I'd like to play my dos text adventures with a > propper dos screenreader, in a propper dos environment, not sort of using > JAWS with this command line in the run dialogue box, and JAWS always reading > right from the top and not reading some stuff properly, and in some games > not at all because windows stuff gets in the way. If I have Windows XP on > the PC, is there anyway I can get the dos environment, I remember that > earlier windows had the option to restart in ms dos, I know XP doesn't have > that option, but is there a way to do it, I mean, could it be a hidden > option or something? > Ari > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
