Hi: Just to add to this thread, My first screen reader was a package called Freedom1 from a company called Interface Systems International and I used the Votrax PSS as my speech synthesizer. The Freedom1 package came with a tutorial on a casset tape by someone from Interface Systems International. The tutorial was verry well done and I learned a lot about the PCin general, not just the Freedom1 package. Kevin Huber
On 10/18/16, Dave via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > Some of you are bringing up Screen Readers I have never heard of, and I > was there back in those early DOS days. > > I started out in the mid 1980's with a Tandy TRS 80 with something > called TRSDOS I can't recall the name of the Screen Reader, but it was > basic, but for then, it was way better than having nothing. The > Synthesizer was an Echo GP, which had this very Robotic Voice. But, > once you learned its accent, it was alright. Spent a lot of time > Writing with something called Lazy /writer, which was a very simple Word > Processor. I also spent way too much time playing those Info Comm Text > Adventure Games. > > I was to be married to this woman, but it wasn't working out and I broke > up with her. She was so angry, she threw her Engagement Ring at me. It > was Gold with Diamonds, so I kept it. > > I ended up trading that Ring for a real deal IBM XT, with a giant 10 MB > HD and 256 K of memory. > > I bought something called PC Enhanced, which was a Screen Reader made by > someone out of Ohio. Had that until I bought the Screen Reader made by > Artic, which I used for a couple of years. Think I was still using the > Echo GP for the Synth. > > Then in the mid to early 90's, I bought Vocalize, and I've been a > Vocalize and then Window Eyes user ever since. > > I laugh about it now, but I owe my 25 years of working in the Computer > Software field, to that woman getting so mad, that she flung her Ring at > me. I would have never been able to buy an IBM system back then, and if > I had not gotten that IBM, I would have never learned enough about > computers to be Dangerous enough for someone to take the risk and hire > me. > > Now, that's what I call making Lemon Aid out of Lemons! > > And of course, Vocalize and Window Eyes were invaluable tools to keep me > employed and making some good money. > > > funny how things work out sometimes. > > Grumpy Dave > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/huber.kevin7%40gmail.com. > 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. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. 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
