I have Oscar as well although not the HP scanner any longer. I also bit on screen power for windows which was a total disaster. David Ferrin ow...@jaws-users.com I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one up too. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trish" <pzoell...@tx.rr.com> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum,
wow, imagine that. I thought I was bout the only one using that.. I forgot to mention this was put out by Tele-sensory as well as the Oscar scanner program. I remember scanning a cake mix box and being able to read the instructions by myself, what an awesome feeling that was. I have moved onto to Open Book long time ago, and have read many things still with that program too. I truly can't complain about OB. Wonder if the future of scanning will include the hand writings ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <ow...@jaws-users.com> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:11 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >I have a screen power system in the other room in fact. > David Ferrin > ow...@jaws-users.com > I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one > up > too. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Trish" <pzoell...@tx.rr.com> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:10 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, > > > Hey, > > I used a dos machine version 6 with WP/6 back in 1994. I bet no one ever > heard of my screen reader or used it for that matter,it was called, Screen > Power Speech*SPS* I also had my first scanner from them as well called, > OSCAR. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Dicey" <adi...@bellsouth.net> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:56 PM > Subject: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, > > >> Dear ROSEMARIE , >> Yes, I remember them, but I only used one at a typing Class for Blind >> students, when going through the rehabilitation center for people who >> lost >> their vision. >> The first computer I really used for Work or home was the IBM PC. >> Good old DOS was nice. >> I used WordStar mostly on it, but WordPerfect also! >> >> I used a 19 inch monitor with hardware to magnify the screen, from V-Tek >> Wow, was all that stuff so primitive compared to today's stuff! >> LOL! >> >> Nice memories though, never, never thought about a "crash", it just never >> happened! >> With Best Regards, >> Alan >> Miami, Florida >> Alan Dicey, President >> United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA >> "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" >> United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: >> http://AmericanBlindChess.org >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA" <knitqueen2...@verizon.net> >> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:50 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >> >> >>> Hi, Alan, >>> >>> Do you remember the Apple II E? That was the very first computer I >>> learned >>> to operate. I remember there were two drives side by side. The first one >>> was >>> for your speech program like word rap or word talk which is what I used. >>> The >>> second drive was for the floppy disk that you stored information on. If >>> I >>> remember correctly, control L turned the voice on and off. I almost >>> bought >>> an Apple II E from someone but I didn't have quite enough money to pay >>> for >>> it. I sure loved that machine though. It wasn't that hard to learn to >>> operate either. >>> >>> Rosemarie >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com >>> [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 5:44 PM >>> To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>> >>> Dear Kim, >>> Oh yes! >>> >>> Vert, it was later called Soft Vert! >>> Nice simple program! >>> >>> But it was just the software to make the hardware work, and one could >>> use >>> Accent, Echo, Votrax, oh, so many different ones. >>> I remember you could purchase a Echo sound card from Radio Shack for >>> about >>> $80 and then you could use a computer without sight! >>> >>> Big difference now with JAWS almost a thousand dollars! >>> >>> And those 5 and 1/2 inch floppy disks, that held 362 K of data! >>> LOL! >>> >>> I can hardly believe it! >>> >>> In 1985, I purchased an external hard drive, to go with my IBM PC. >>> It was 30 MB! >>> >>> It cost $900 >>> Can you believe that? >>> >>> I have single cuts of music that are larger than 30 MB! >>> and my T-Drives cost about $79 each! >>> >>> LOL! >>> With Best Regards, >>> Alan >>> Miami, Florida >>> Alan Dicey, President >>> United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA >>> "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" >>> United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: >>> http://AmericanBlindChess.org >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Kim Kelly" <kim...@clearwire.net> >>> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:32 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>> >>> >>>>I remember taking a computer class in the mid 80s, and we used a huge >>>>computer and two floppy disks and we used a speech program called "Vert >>>>Plus". >>>> Has anyone heard of that speech synthesizer? I thought that class was >>>> so >>>> fascinating. >>>> >>>> Learning Doss and all of those commands. >>>> What memories. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Kim Kelly >>>> >>>> Clarkston Washington >>>> >>>> Email and facebook: >>>> kim...@clearwire.net >>>> >>>> Alternative E-mail: >>>> >>>> kim...@samobile.net >>>> >>>> skype: >>>> >>>> kblinky971 >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit my website >>>> http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ >>>> >>>> Keep on smiling and everyone will wonder what you've been up too. >>>> author unknown >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Lenny McHugh" <lmch...@verizon.net> >>>> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 4:50 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>> >>>> >>>>> Well, my first PC type computer was Maryland Computer Systems ITS, >>>>> information through speech. I then upgraded to total talk PC again by >>>>> Dean Blazie. >>>>> Then at home Karen won an 8088 Packard Bell xt computer. With that >>>>> system >>> >>>>> I used jaws for dos. I believe that in the mid 1980s is when I >>>>> purchased >>>>> jaws for windows 1 for windows 3.0. At that time I hated windows and >>>>> still am not a fan of PCs. Give me my old big mainframes. B5500, B6700 >>>>> then into the larger IBM mainframes. The first computer that I worked >>>>> on >>>>> was an RCA spectra 70 and the IBM 1401. >>>>> On these systems I had to write my own read /write macros and multiply >>>>> and divide routines. That was a lot of fun. >>>>> For the ITS, it was the world's first talking computer linked to an >>>>> IBM >>>>> mainframe. When it was linked a news release was sent out through AP. >>>>> I >>>>> started receiving calls from all around the world inquiring about it. >>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>> From: "heather kd5cbl" <kd5...@gmail.com> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:07 PM >>>>> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>>> >>>>>> One of my favorite system is weird! It was a 280 or 480 something >>>>>> back >>>>>> in the 80s. We had to use vex. I remember that we thought it was >>>>>> the >>>>>> coolest thing. That was when you had two floppy drives and about 2 >>>>>> or >>>>>> three buttons to turn the computer on. That thing is still probley >>>>>> working today! I remember we took the computer apart in school to >>>>>> see >>>>>> how the components worked. Remember that is when it took two folks >>>>>> to >>>>>> carry it or maybe it is because we were so little. I just remember >>>>>> playing that typing game where you hit a key before the ghost gets >>>>>> you. >>>>>> And I remember all the commands just to make the computer function. >>>>>> You >>> >>>>>> had to do it in the exact order or you had to do it all over again. >>>>>> I >>>>>> remember having to type "win" inter to make the windows come up. I >>>>>> remember that if you wanted to spell check something, you had to put >>>>>> another flopp disk in that had the dictionary or part of it to get >>>>>> the >>>>>> correct word. I liked my old dos based commands. I was real >>>>>> disappointed when you did not have the direct access to windows root >>>>>> comands. I mean you can still have access but, dos was just so much >>>>>> more efficient. Heather >>>>>> >>>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>>> >>>> >>>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
