Hi Donald: I used Vert Plus when I was working for a non-proffit agency in the late 1980s. I was training at the time and one of my clients said that it sounded like an old guy with a cigar in his mouth.
Kevin Huber On 10/19/16, Donald L. Roberts via Talk <[email protected]> wrote: > I am wondering whether I am the only list member who began with Vert > Plus and later used both Flipper and Tiny Talk? > > > Don Roberts > > > > On 10/18/2016 6:36 PM, Dave via Talk 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/donald.roberts99%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/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
