I remember the very first computer I had was an apple 2GS which had only one meg, and I had talking writer and apple works. Then IBM came along, and I had ASAP, which was a good start, but when ASAW came out, aw man, it was like pulling teeth! Window-Eyes finally came out, and ah finally, a breath of fresh air. ...works like a charm to this date. Charlie Short
Best Regards Charlie Short -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Samco via Talk Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 8:21 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Screen Reader History In 1985 I bought a used IBM PC with the same 256 KB of memory and 2 double-sided floppy disk drives for only $3,000. I worked for the National Park Service in Yosemite and a coworker of mine, Malcom Holser, wrote a screen reader program for me to use with an Echo PC serial synthesizer. Malcom came up with the name Vocal-Eyes and later sold the program to Computer Aids Corporation. However, they were strict on including the word "talk" in most all their software so it became Screen Talk. Later, I was pleased when GW Micro picked up and used the name Vocal-Eyes. Jeff At 03:51 PM 8/2/2015, you wrote: >I got my first IBM clone (256K of RAM) at this time in 1985, and was >running Screen-Talk before Computer Aids Corporation added the Prokey >macros. A SET file was about 128 bytes long, and I edited some of them >with Edlin for better compatibility with my Votrax Personal Speech >System. Many times I'm amazed that this Windows stuff works at all. >Windows 3.1 came out in 1990, and the first screen reader for Windows >was OutSpoken, which was first demonstrated in July of 1992. >Window-Eyes for Windows 3.1 came out in 1995, and it could first run >Windows 95 in 1997. > >Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD >http://lras.home.sprynet.com >-----Original Message----- From: Butch Bussen via Talk >Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 2:49 PM >To: Pamela Dominguez ; Window-Eyes Discussion List >Subject: Re: A new feature in Internet Explorer > >Such memories, got my first Apple 2 e in 1983. Anyone remember file >talk? Got an ibm clone in 85 and ran screen talk with prokey. >73 >Butch >WA0VJR >Node 3148 >Wallace, ks. > > >On Sun, 2 >Aug 2015, Pamela Dominguez via Talk wrote: > >>I started out with artic vision, and for a short time, I had a >>computer that I was supposed to get if I got a job that had vocal eyes >>on it. But I was so used to the Artic that I didn't like the vocal >>eyes. Yes, diskettes, the five inch soft ones and the 3.5-inch ones. >>Somewhere, I still have them! Pam. >> >>-----Original Message----- From: Thomas N. Chan via Talk >>Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 4:12 AM >>To: 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' >>Subject: RE: A new feature in Internet Explorer >> >>I also started during the 90s when vocal-eyes was the king of dos, >>wordperfect.... let's see, are we talking about diskettes here? lol.... >>This is really back from the past >> >> >>-------------------- >>regards >>Thomas N. Chan >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Talk >>[mailto:[email protected]] On >>Behalf Of Tom Kingston via Talk >>Sent: Sunday, 2 August 2015 8:12 AM >>To: gary melconian; Window-Eyes Discussion List >>Subject: Re: A new feature in Internet Explorer >> >>You might want to check your timeline. 25 years ago I was using GW >>Micro's VocalEyes on DOS and there was no such thing as Windows. >> >>Sheesh! Now I suddenly feel old. Thanks a bunch. (grin) >> >>Tom >> >> >>On 8/1/2015 7:40 PM, gary melconian via Talk wrote: >>> Sure we will. I appreciate the products that I have used from GW >>> over the past 25 years of using windows eyes from 4.0 all the way up to 9.2. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Talk >>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Stephen Clark via Talk >>> Sent: Saturday, August 1, 2015 12:58 PM >>> To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <[email protected]> >>> Subject: A new feature in Internet Explorer >>> >>> Here is a feature that they've added to Internet explorer which is >>> turned >>on >>> by default called "Do not track". >>> >>> >>> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie-do-not-track >>> >>> It's not perfect, but they are actually trying to improve the >>> security of Windows not make it worse. >> >>> Now, can we please get back to talking about Window-eyes? >>> >>> ==Steve >>> _______________________________________________ > >_______________________________________________ >Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the >author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > >For membership options, visit >http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/jsamco%40jps. net. >For subscription options, visit >http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com >List archives can be found at >http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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