When I got the computer that was my first one not bought by the Commission,
it had window bridge. I never really learned how to use it propperly. Then
somebody let me use their window eyes, and then I bought it. pam.
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Short via Talk
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2015 9:45 PM
To: 'Jeff Samco' ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Screen Reader History
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
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