I began learning to work with computers on my own in 1992; my first screen reader and synthesizer were purchased with my own funds from E V A S in Rhode Island. I had not known that I could have made a purchase right here in my village through Beyond Sight, Inc. which initially was Second Sight. I don't recall what the name of the screen reader was back then, it was most certainly for DOS; it came with Apollo synthesizer, but not knowing much too much about computers, I could not get it to work, so, I sent it back for a refund.
Learning to use my computer became a huge problem for nearly five weeks! Then I got some more information about Second Sight owned by Jim Misener. I visited him at home, almost a 40-minute drive from where I lived. He talked to me about Vocal-Eyes! I was hesitant; he did several demos for me and allowed me to play with his computer. He showed me some basic Vocal-Eyes commands. Wow, Vocal-Eyes' responsiveness sold me at last! I bought the screen reader from him with Sounding Board which I still have to this day. Later, I purchased Speak-out directly from GW Micro and I still have it, although the battery is dead and I can't find the charger and the parallel port connector it came with. Jim Misener did move his company to a store front and changed its name to Beyond Sight, Inc. About 12 years ago or thereabout, he sold it and got out of business altogether. I have been a customer of GW Micro since the latter half of 1992! I later learned that GW Micro was an offshoot of Computer Aids Corporation which, back in the '80's was a pioneer in its own right in the area of screen reading technology albeit Apple's II-E was the most popular stuff in town next to Tandy and Atari if memory serves. I was a student at Indiana University Bloomington when Computer Aids Corporation, Inc. made a name for itself; however, I didn't pay any close attention to computers and held on to my typewriter for dear life! Some of what I said above about GW Micro may be incorrect, but I'm sure there are more knowledgeable folks here who can bail me out by helping to correct a few things. Aside from anything else, that's my story as it relates to my involvement with GW Micro! I'll go back to watching Window-Eyes in its hospice bed take the last breath! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _______________________________________________ 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
