Hello Lenny: I am an old-timer and I remember the Arkenstone days and their fabulous 800 number that Freedom Scientific still uses, but before there was Open Book, I remember they had a system called Ruby and I believe there was another even prior to that one.
One think to recognize is that us DOS users were dead on the water when Windows came out, until Arkenstone figured out how to use the "OSM" or Off-Screen-Model and shared their knowledge with other resources for the blind; that was how Ted Henter, of Henter-Joyce, was able to come out with JFW, if memory serves, by the time Windows 3.1 came out. By the time Windows went to Win 95, and internet became available to most of us, things really looked up. All the best, Humberto -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lenny McHugh Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 11:26 PM To: JFW List <[email protected]> Subject: [JAWS-Users] first openbook and jaws Not sure how many old-timers there on the list. I was just thinking about my first openbook from Arkenstone. It had a dedicated IBm 286 10 meg computer with a Hp Scanner. For my first jaws for dos it was on a Unisys 386. The openbook system was only $5,000 and the Unisys 386 was only $10,000. This was around 1986. Imagine what computer and software you could purchase today for $15,000. Look how far jaws for windows has come . I have the 47th copy released to the public. --- Please visit my web page It's motivational, inspirational with a touch of humor There is also a very extensive resource list for the blind http://www.LennyMcHugh.com International Brotherhood of Magicians member #43990 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/
