yes, I had a comadore 64 and used a screenreader I purchased at Target. This had 21 tones and 250 voices. A company called Hearsay 1000 made it but had no plans on upgrading it past the 64 level. If we can't look at ourselves, and ask, why?%LINES%then where does the learning start? robert Doc Wright http://www.wrightplaceinc.net msn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyler Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 7:42 PM Subject: Re: The Good Old Days (Was Mp3 players) > wow! did commodore 64s have screen readers? If so, was it possible to play > those awcem chip tunes (chip music) on them? ...apple...yes I remember those > kind of. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jamie Pauls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'PC audio discussion list. '" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 4:12 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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