Hi Jamey. I certainly enjoy the progress that blind people have made, as a result of using computers. I do appreciate the Jaws scripts that I have used! I'd say, Thank God for Windows, because of its development, we have had a lot of good things come our way, as a result! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jamie Pauls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 5:12 PM Subject: The Good Old Days (Was Mp3 players)
> TJ, I apologize if my comments annoyed you. I began using a computer in > 1990 > with a screen reader called ISOS, DOS 5.0, and Word Perfect 5.1 with 30 > minutes of training on how to use a computer. Thank God for "Mastering > Word > Perfect" available from what was then just plain old RFB on cassette, and > a > Braille book on DOS 5.0 from NLS. I can remember many nights going to bed > a > 2 in the morning wondering of the $2500 I'd spent on a computer was a > total > waste. I have absolutely no trouble today using Audible, iTunes, my iPod, > web-based e-mail when necessary, and Money Talks to balance my checkbook. > The blind community has come a long way in 15 years. If some scripts can > tell me that the Winamp equalizer is open, that I am listening to track 3 > of > a CD, that the title is "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and that there is 1 > minute > 40 seconds remaining in the track, I'll take that and be grateful. If I > have > to do a bit more work to make a program work, I'm quite willing to do > that. > I don't work for Freedom Scientific or anyone else who develops a screen > reader, but those guys and gals work their tails off. I think we should be > glad for what we have while striving to acquire even more. I'm sure this > thread will get quite a bit longer from here and I eagerly look forward to > the ride. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of TJ Olsen > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 3:50 PM > To: PC audio discussion list. > Subject: Re: Mp3 players > > to many blind people become overly dependant on this sort of thing. I hate > to harp but i remember copying and pasting webpages in notepad to read > them > (see jaws 2.0). So making coments like that just make me very anoyed. > The softwear since its earliest days, same as the old msn were writen very > easily to use. I object to the bloating of jaws i've seen in more recent > years, like the sounds manager, scripts for things that don't need tehm. > I > hope that noone here will be willing to support eht google cripts? > > tj > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jamie Pauls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 4:41 PM > Subject: RE: Mp3 players > > >> But they are so nice! Lots of neat feedback. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> On Behalf Of TJ Olsen >> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 3:34 PM >> To: PC audio discussion list. >> Subject: Re: Mp3 players >> >> winamp absolutely doesn't need scripts. IIt works amazingly with out them >> really >> >> ya you can't bet it really >> tj >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jamie Pauls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:42 AM >> Subject: RE: Mp3 players >> >> >>> With Jaws, you really can't beat Winamp even though it is a bit >>> nonstandard >>> in its keyboard commands. The scripts for that program, which come >>> automatically installed with Jaws, show what really good scripting can >>> do >>> for a program. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> On Behalf Of Jed Barton >>> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:36 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Mp3 players >>> >>> Alright guys, haven't been watching the stuff on the list. >>> What's a good, easy to run mp3 player? >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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