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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yohandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: audyssey: A Talking WinFrotz Interpreter for the blind!


> Well, since we're on the topic of sapi, I have a question. Does Sapi work 
> at
> all with jaws? Everytime I try loading it up, it crashes Jaws and I need 
> to
> restart it. then it switches back to eloquence.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Vlasak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: audyssey: A Talking WinFrotz Interpreter for the blind!
>
>
>> Hi Figure,
>> The games and interpreter are free, but the upgrade to SAPI is not.
>> If you do not upgrade the voice you will get mike or sam or mary from
>> Microsoft which should already be in your computer if you have Windows 
>> XP.
>> All are very bad sounding.
>> The A T and T upgrade to Mike and Crystal is about $35 from Nextup.
>>
>> Phil
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "FigureInTheCloak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:01 AM
>> Subject: Re: audyssey: A Talking WinFrotz Interpreter for the blind!
>>
>>
>>> Um, for those of us who are somewhat broke, do you have to purchase the
>> new
>>> speech thingy or can you make do with the free download of the Frots
>>> interpreter?  I hope I'm understanding this all correctly.  And are the
>> 300
>>> plus games free downloads or do you have to buy the zipped package?
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "feliberto Escobar III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 3:15 PM
>>> Subject: RE: audyssey: A Talking WinFrotz Interpreter for the blind!
>>>
>>>
>>> > That's the reason for the WinFrotzTTS being updated, and modified is
>>> > because you "cannot" play these types of text adventures, well, for 
>>> > the
>>> > blind that is, simply on Windows alone!  We do need the Text To Speech
>>> > i.e. TTS added on this particular WinFrotzTTS2002 interpreter.
>>> >
>>> > All I ask everyone to do is simply download the WinFropzTTS2002
>>> > Interpreter, plus the zipped file of over 300 inform games onto your
>>> > PC,
>>> > and play them yourselves.
>>> >
>>> > I will advise you to go and purchase the speech engine from the 
>>> > company
>>> > entitled NextUP and purchase the AT&T speech engine.  It will replace
>>> > the MS speech engine with is used by default.  Go ahead and give it a
>>> > ty!
>>> >
>>> > Beto
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > On Behalf Of FigureInTheCloak
>>> > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 2:41 AM
>>> > To: [email protected]
>>> > Subject: Re: audyssey: A Talking WinFrotz Interpreter for the blind!
>>> >
>>> > Uh, and the difference between that and Jaws reading text games woudl
>>> > be...?
>>> > Sorry, confused.  Or will Jaws for some reason not read them?
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> > From: "matt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> > To: <[email protected]>
>>> > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 3:14 AM
>>> > Subject: Re: audyssey: A Talking WinFrotz Interpreter for the blind!
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> It is a program called win frotz. It is just the program that reads
>>> > text
>>> >> games.
>>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> >> From: "FigureInTheCloak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> >> To: <[email protected]>
>>> >> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 2:08 AM
>>> >> Subject: Re: audyssey: A Talking WinFrotz Interpreter for the blind!
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>> Um, what's a Frotz?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> >>> From: "feliberto Escobar III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> >>> To: <[email protected]>
>>> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 6:59 PM
>>> >>> Subject: audyssey: A Talking WinFrotz Interpreter for the blind!
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> Hello Everyone:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> My name is Beto (Bay toe) Escobar III, and I am, most likely, the
>>> > newest
>>> >>>> entry into this list serve.  Here's the deal, I've befriended a
>>> >>>> programmer, which works for a very large computer company, and he,
>>> >>>> through my pleading, decided to update one of the Windows Frotz
>>> >>>> Interpreters to work specifically for the blind.  He included the 
>>> >>>> MS
>>> >>>> speech engine in it so blind gamers, such as us, can now play all 
>>> >>>> of
>>> >>>> those wonderful Infocom games on our Windows based PC!  Hurray!
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Now, I know, just as you do, the Microsoft SAPI 5 speech Engine
>>> > speech
>>> >>>> quality is disgusting, but the company NextUP sells fantastic SAPI 
>>> >>>> 5
>>> >>>> speech Engines which work wonderfully with this updated WinFrotzTTS
>>> >>>> Interpreter for the blind gamer!  I can say this because I am using
>>> > it
>>> >>>> right now to play all of these games!
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Now, believe it or not, but W. Scott Dillman, found the original
>>> > Zork
>>> >>>> game which was written at MIT by some of the charters members of 
>>> >>>> the
>>> >>>> Infocom Corporation, and included it in the game zip file.  It
>>> > is-the
>>> >>>> original Zork-and it is hard!  I've yet to win even though I've 
>>> >>>> made
>>> > it
>>> >>>> through Zork I, II, and III!  Look, just go and download the
>>> > interpreter
>>> >>>> first, then download all of the public domain text adventures,
>>> > **and**
>>> >>>> if you still have, or can purchase any of the Infocom games, they
>>> > will
>>> >>>> work wonderfully as well.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I was fortunate to purchase all major releases of the Infocom games
>>> > e.g.
>>> >>>> Lost Treasures of Infocom I, II, and Masterpieces of Infocom only a
>>> >>>> couple of years ago, and they were all new!  If I found them, you
>>> > can
>>> >>>> too.  Just read below, where the programmer, W. Scott Dillman, 
>>> >>>> wrote
>>> > out
>>> >>>> this little memo!  Have fun playing!
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> You New Friend,
>>> >>>> Beto Escobar III, LMSW
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter
>>> >>>> By W. Scott Dillman
>>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Welcome to the most updated version of the popular WinFrotz
>>> > Interpreter.
>>> >>>> This is an updated version of David Kinders great Inform 
>>> >>>> interpreter
>>> >>>> 'WinFrotz 2002'.  The main goal of WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter was
>>> > to
>>> >>>> design an interface that was easy to use for the visually impaired
>>> > gamer
>>> >>>> and to allow game play without the use of a screen reader by
>>> > leveraging
>>> >>>> Microsoft's SAPI 5 speech Engine API. The application is freely
>>> >>>> available on my website for download along with a module of over 
>>> >>>> 300
>>> >>>> games from the Interactive Fiction Archive. This last version took 
>>> >>>> a
>>> > lot
>>> >>>> of hard work and testing, and still needs some improvement in 
>>> >>>> areas.
>>> >>>> WinFrotzTTS was developed in my spare time and is a bit lean on 
>>> >>>> good
>>> >>>> documentation.  I advise anyone interested to stop by the forum
>>> > links
>>> >>>> listed below and contribute to the enhancements request list and
>>> > general
>>> >>>> conversation. The site will also run polls now and again to see
>>> > which
>>> >>>> new features are most needed. I encourage everyone interested to
>>> > stop by
>>> >>>> and make their voices heard.  I have also briefly tested
>>> > text-to-speech
>>> >>>> additions to 'Scare' which is another interpreter that runs Adrift
>>> > text
>>> >>>> adventures which there seems to be a fair number of games, and a
>>> >>>> modification to the Level9 interpreter mostly just for nostalgia
>>> > sake.
>>> >>>> Please direct all questions about this updated version of the
>>> >>>> WinFrotzTTS2002 to me at
>>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Here are the important links:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Main website:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> http://www.binaryrevelations.com/iftts
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Main download page:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> http://www.binaryrevelations.com/iftts/modules.php?name=Downloads
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Deep link to the updated WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter download:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://www.binaryrevelations.com/iftts/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=v
>>> >>>> iewdownload&cid=2
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Deep link to the IF Archive game module download:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://www.binaryrevelations.com/iftts/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=v
>>> >>>> iewdownload&cid=5
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Link to the forums for discussion:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> http://www.binaryrevelations.com/iftts/modules.php?name=Forums
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Below is a list of features and a brief introduction to how the
>>> >>>> application works.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Game loading:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> When the app is started it will search a directory for games, the
>>> >>>> default is the directory where WinFrotzTTS is installed. You will
>>> >>>> probably never have
>>> >>>> to change this so when the app starts just hit return when it asks
>>> > you
>>> >>>> to pick a directory to scan. After the app has scanned the
>>> > directories
>>> >>>> looking for
>>> >>>> games it will present you with a list by telling you how many games
>>> > it
>>> >>>> has found. At this point you can use the up and down arrow keys to
>>> > move
>>> >>>> through
>>> >>>> the list of games and it will read the titles aloud. You can also
>>> > hit
>>> >>>> the first letter of a title and it will skip to that letter in the
>>> > list,
>>> >>>> the list
>>> >>>> is sorted alphabetically, so you would hit the letter z and it 
>>> >>>> would
>>> >>>> skip ahead in the list to Zork 1 most likely. The arrow keys work
>>> > well
>>> >>>> for the short
>>> >>>> list of Infocom games, but I have 326 games installed and it is
>>> > easier
>>> >>>> to jump ahead to a letter if I know the game I want to play.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> After finding the game you want just hit return and it will load 
>>> >>>> up.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> You can hit 'escape' to dismiss this dialog. If you click cancel 
>>> >>>> the
>>> >>>> standard file dialog is presented. Games loaded using the standard
>>> >>>> dialog are not guaranteed
>>> >>>> to work with the extra text to speech functionality, so be warned.
>>> > It
>>> >>>> will also ask you to type the title of the game so it can be added
>>> > to
>>> >>>> the supported
>>> >>>> list of games. If this is a game you plan to play often it is a 
>>> >>>> good
>>> >>>> idea to put the game in a folder under the main WinFrotzTTS
>>> > application
>>> >>>> so it is found
>>> >>>> on every startup.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Game saving:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> When you type save the app will tell you to type some text. This
>>> > text is
>>> >>>> used to create a file name in the same directory that the current
>>> > game
>>> >>>> is running
>>> >>>> from. Text entered in the dialog is spoken aloud as well as deleted
>>> >>>> characters. It also handles file overwriting. You can always hit
>>> >>>> 'escape' to dismiss
>>> >>>> the dialog.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Game restoring:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> When you type 'restore' the same kind of dialog for game loading
>>> > comes
>>> >>>> up. The app tells you it is going to search a certain directory for
>>> >>>> saved games.
>>> >>>> You simply hit return and the app scans the directory for saved
>>> > games.
>>> >>>> It then presents you with a list of save game titles and the name 
>>> >>>> of
>>> > the
>>> >>>> game that
>>> >>>> they were saved from, and you can use the up and down arrow keys
>>> > again
>>> >>>> to find the saved game you want and hit enter to load it.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> You can also delete a game by highlighting a game and hitting the
>>> > delete
>>> >>>> key. The app will then confirm your deletion by asking you to hit
>>> > 'Y' or
>>> >>>> 'N'.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> The app will tell you whether it was successful or not.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Command line speech:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Most speech in the game can be interrupted. For example when the 
>>> >>>> app
>>> > is
>>> >>>> telling you which directory it wants to scan you can just hit 
>>> >>>> return
>>> >>>> instead of
>>> >>>> sitting through the whole speech. When the game list comes up you
>>> > can
>>> >>>> browse from game to game with the arrow keys, as soon as you move 
>>> >>>> to
>>> > the
>>> >>>> next game
>>> >>>> in the list, the previous game title read aloud is cut off. This is
>>> > all
>>> >>>> done to save time and cut out a lot of repetitious reading.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> This also works on the command line in the game.. For instance when
>>> > you
>>> >>>> continue to move into the same room in the game and the app reads
>>> > the
>>> >>>> description
>>> >>>> over and over again. Simply hitting the space bar will clear the
>>> > speech.
>>> >>>> You can also use the up and down arrow keys on the command line of
>>> > the
>>> >>>> game to
>>> >>>> scroll through commands you have already entered and it will read
>>> > them
>>> >>>> aloud. Don't worry about extra spaces before and after words, the
>>> > game
>>> >>>> just ignores
>>> >>>> them so use spaces to verify what you have typed even if it is just
>>> > one
>>> >>>> word. When backspace is used the deleted character is read aloud.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Read again:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Sometimes you want to hear a room description read again and not
>>> > waste a
>>> >>>> turn to hear it. This can be done by hitting CTRL R which will read
>>> > the
>>> >>>> last bit
>>> >>>> of text saved since the last command typed.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Word list spelling:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Many times, games use words that are not easy to spell or are not
>>> > really
>>> >>>> words at all. Some thing like Frobozz. You would not know how many
>>> > 'z's
>>> >>>> are in
>>> >>>> the word. To help with this you can hit CTRL Z after a room
>>> > description,
>>> >>>> and a word list will be presented to you. Using the up and down
>>> > arrow
>>> >>>> keys you
>>> >>>> can move from word to word or use a character to skip to a word in
>>> > the
>>> >>>> alphabetic list and the word will be spoken aloud. If you hit 
>>> >>>> 'space
>>> >>>> bar' the word
>>> >>>> is spelled out loud. If you hit 'enter' while on a word, the dialog
>>> > is
>>> >>>> closed and the word is added to the command line so you don't have
>>> > to
>>> >>>> type it. If
>>> >>>> you know you are going to use the word a lot, you can hit 'insert'
>>> > and
>>> >>>> the word will be added to a scratch list that I will describe 
>>> >>>> later.
>>> > You
>>> >>>> can always
>>> >>>> hit escape to dismiss the dialog.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Scratch list:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Sometimes you want to save typing or keep track of certain word. By
>>> >>>> using the 'insert' key in the word list, words can be added to the
>>> >>>> scratch list. hit
>>> >>>> CTRL X to bring up the list. This list can be navigated just like
>>> > the
>>> >>>> word list. Arrow keys move between entries ( spoken aloud ),
>>> > characters
>>> >>>> move to words
>>> >>>> alphabetically, 'enter' adds the word to the command line, and
>>> > 'space
>>> >>>> bar' spells the entry. The only difference is that 'delete' removes
>>> > the
>>> >>>> entry from
>>> >>>> the list. The nice thing about the scratch list is that it is saved
>>> >>>> between WinFrotzTTS uses, so the next time you play it is still
>>> > there.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Input processing:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Text entered on the interpreter command line is processed and words
>>> > are
>>> >>>> read aloud after a space is entered. Since the interpreter ignores
>>> >>>> spaces, before
>>> >>>> and after words it can be used to verify input or stop speech. This
>>> > can
>>> >>>> be useful if you are in and out of the same room over and over 
>>> >>>> again
>>> > and
>>> >>>> don't
>>> >>>> want to sit through the same boring description; just hitting space
>>> > will
>>> >>>> clear the speech buffer. Hitting the 'delete' key will read the 
>>> >>>> last
>>> >>>> deleted character
>>> >>>> out loud. Using the up and down arrow keys will cycle though the
>>> > command
>>> >>>> history and read aloud the commands. Hitting enter on the command
>>> > line
>>> >>>> will read
>>> >>>> the whole entry aloud before the interpreter's response.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Options:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I have added an setting in the options dialog to disable speech is
>>> >>>> application dialogs for people with screen readers. As well as 
>>> >>>> fixed
>>> > the
>>> >>>> voice selection
>>> >>>> dropdown.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Voices:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Speech voices can be chosen by hitting CTRL+Y. This is the standard
>>> >>>> speech list dialog used throughout WinFrotzTTS. You can use insert
>>> > to
>>> >>>> hear a voice and
>>> >>>> then hit enter to select it.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Code update:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I have updated the code base to David Kinder's 'Windows Frotz 2002
>>> >>>> 1.05'.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Games support:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> In order to be able to have the interpreter recognize games despite
>>> >>>> their filenames, and since serial numbers don't seem to be a
>>> > constant. I
>>> >>>> devised a fingerprinting
>>> >>>> system that identifies games. These numbers are read in from a
>>> > simple
>>> >>>> XML file at interpreter startup and associates a file fingerprint
>>> > with a
>>> >>>> game title.
>>> >>>> This makes it easier to add new games to the supported list and
>>> > remove
>>> >>>> games that don't work and not have to make a new release. I will
>>> >>>> probably be making
>>> >>>> the tool for creating entries for this file available for people 
>>> >>>> who
>>> >>>> want to add games to the list. At this time I have 328 games in the
>>> >>>> supported list.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> A caching system keeps this from bogging down application loading.
>>> > You
>>> >>>> will see a performance slowdown when the first time the application
>>> > is
>>> >>>> loaded and games are
>>> >>>> parsed.
>>> >>>> POST SCRIPT:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> I have done some things to modify the updated WinFrotzTTS2002
>>> >>>> Interpreter, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF W. SCOTT DILLMAN.  This is
>>> > replaceing
>>> >>>> the Microsoft Speech Engine.  The AT&T's Natural Voices is also a
>>> > SAPI 5
>>> >>>> compliant speech engine.  However, make note, there are some
>>> >>>> stipulations your PC **must have** in order to use this fantastic
>>> > speech
>>> >>>> engine.  Contact the makers of the AT&T's Natural Voices at
>>> >>>> http://www.nextup.com <http://www.nextup.com/>  for further
>>> > assistance.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> The E-mail with the link to the interpreter written by David Kinder
>>> > is
>>> >>>> below:::
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> The original version, without Scott's changes, is just called
>>> > Windows
>>> >>>> Frotz 2002". You can get it here:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://mirror.ifarchive.org/if-archive/infocom/interpreters/frotz/Window
>>> >>>> sFrotz2002.zip
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> David Kinder
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Hello Beto,
>>> >>>> first I'd like to apologize for delay in respoding to your email,
>>> > next
>>> >>>> time I'll respond in 24 hours on business days.
>>> >>>> Because there is many text adventures from Infocom/Activision on 
>>> >>>> our
>>> >>>> site, probably the best option is to use our fulltext search:
>>> >>>> http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/search.php?s=infocom
>>> >>>> http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/search.php?s=activision
>>> >>>> Here are some deep links, however this list is not complete:
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/role_playing_games/ga
>>> >>>> mes_n_r/quarterstaff_tomb_of_setmoth.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_g_h/h
>>> >>>> itchhiker_s_guide_to_the_galaxy_the.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_d/dea
>>> >>>> dline.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_p_r/p
>>> >>>> lundered_hearts.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_b/bey
>>> >>>> ond_zork_the_coconut_of_quendor.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_b/bal
>>> >>>> lyhoo.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_k_l/l
>>> >>>> eather_goddess_of_phobos_solid_gold_.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_k_l/l
>>> >>>> urking_horror_the.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_p_r/p
>>> >>>> lanetfall_solid_gold_.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_sa_so
>>> >>>> /seastalker.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_m_o/n
>>> >>>> ord_and_bert_couldn_t_make_head_or_tail_of_it.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_g_h/h
>>> >>>> ollywood_hijinx.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_sp_sw
>>> >>>> /spellbreaker.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_sp_sw
>>> >>>> /starcross.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_t_z/z
>>> >>>> ork_zero.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_t_z/z
>>> >>>> ork_quest_1_assault_on_egreth_castle.html
>>> >>>>
>>> > http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/abandonware/pc/adventure/games_t_z/t
>>> >>>> ombs_and_treasure.html
>>> >>>> etc. For more games, please use our fulltext search as mentioned
>>> > above.
>>> >>>> Is it only one game for that price, or are there
>>> >>>> more than one game in the Gold Seriesrice?
>>> >>>> We charge $4 or $6 fee for access to download section of our site.
>>> > For
>>> >>>> $4 you'll able to download games without limitations for one day 
>>> >>>> (24
>>> >>>> hours), for
>>> >>>> $6 you'll be able to use our download service for 30 days. This
>>> > period
>>> >>>> doesn't apply to playing the games, just for downloading.
>>> >>>> Would you encounter any probems, please don't hesitate to contact
>>> > me.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Regards,
>>> >>>> Ondrej Muncinsky
>>> >>>> http://free-game-downloads.mosw.com/
>>> >>>> Block quote start
>>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>>> From:
>>> >>>> Beto Escobar III
>>> >>>> To:
>>> >>>> Ondrej Muncinsky
>>> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 8:28 PM
>>> >>>> Subject: Would You Please...
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Hello Ondrej--
>>> >>>> Hello, this is Beto (Bay toe)   Escobar III, LMSW, and I am the guy
>>> > who
>>> >>>> E-mailed you a question regarding the Solid Gold Series of the
>>> >>>> Infocom/Activision
>>> >>>> games.  Let me try to give you a brief synopsis of why I am asking
>>> > these
>>> >>>> types of questions.  The deal is that I am totally blind, and use a
>>> >>>> program on
>>> >>>> my Gateway PC entitled JAWS.  JAWS is a screen reader, and reads 
>>> >>>> out
>>> > the
>>> >>>> text to me on my PC monitor.  The thing is, however, that it is 
>>> >>>> only
>>> > a
>>> >>>> text reader,
>>> >>>> and as a result, the games I play are solely text.  As a result, 
>>> >>>> the
>>> >>>> games I really enjoy playing are all of the old Infocom text
>>> > Adventures.
>>> >>>> This is
>>> >>>> not too bad because I really enjoyed playing all of these games 
>>> >>>> when
>>> > I
>>> >>>> purchased them in the mid to late 80's when I **did** have my 
>>> >>>> sight!
>>> >>>> Well, what
>>> >>>> I want to ask of you Ondrej  is if you would not mind sending me
>>> > another
>>> >>>> E-mail with all of the Infocom/Activision games you have on your
>>> >>>> website?  Please?
>>> >>>> I am specifically asking for the deep links to the exact pages 
>>> >>>> where
>>> >>>> the links are at to download.
>>> >>>> One more thing, the only reason I am doing this now is that a new
>>> > friend
>>> >>>> of mine, W. Scott Dillmanm, who is a programmer, by profession, at
>>> > IBM
>>> >>>> has updated
>>> >>>> an Interpreter to play on Window N.T., 2000, and XP environments!
>>> > You
>>> >>>> see Ondrej, when I played these games in the 80's I had my sight,
>>> > and
>>> >>>> the most beautiful
>>> >>>> IBM PC with an 8088 processor! Do you remember those days!  Well,
>>> > now
>>> >>>> that I am blind, I was unable to get any type of Interpreter to 
>>> >>>> work
>>> >>>> with a screen
>>> >>>> reader like JAWS.  My friend, however, took it upon himself to do
>>> >>>> something for a community of people which would bring them some joy
>>> > at
>>> >>>> this date and
>>> >>>> time in their lives.  I make this statement because I am blind, and
>>> > I
>>> >>>> have enjoyed being in the beta team helping Scott fix, and refix,
>>> > and
>>> >>>> re-refix ,
>>> >>>> the WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter!
>>> >>>> I will ask the question one more time, but would you please put
>>> > together
>>> >>>> an E-mail with "deep links" to all of the Infocom and Activision
>>> > games
>>> >>>> you have
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