That would be my question also. Allen in Iowa
"Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of RJ Sandefur via Jfw Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 9:38 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Screen Readers Is this based upon facts? RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicole Massey via Jfw" <[email protected]> To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:25 AM Subject: RE: Screen Readers > Indications are that Window Eyes is also on its way down the chute. This > move to offer it free with Office is a desperation maneuver, and since > Narrator will (hopefully, if the reports are correct) be scriptable in > Windows 9 it doesn't look good for GW Micro. > Jaws will probably hang on a bit longer thanks to existing scripts and > legacy programs, but this is not good news for any add-on screen reader > company. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gerald >> Levy via Jfw >> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:17 AM >> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >> Subject: Re: Screen Readers >> >> >> Well, Serotek is still in business, so I guess System Access is till >> around, but who knows for how long? Now that Mike Calvo is gone, and >> Window Eyes is being offered free to users of Office 2010 and 2013, not >> to mention NVDA, which is also free, it is hard to see how Serotek can >> remain a viable competitor in the cscreen reader market. >> >> Gerald >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nicole Massey via Jfw" <[email protected]> >> To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 10:02 AM >> Subject: RE: Screen Readers >> >> >> > Is System Access still free and in production? >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mario >> >> Brusco via Jfw >> >> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 8:59 AM >> >> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >> >> Subject: Re: Screen Readers >> >> >> >> there also is the built in one in Windows called narrator, which I >> >> would like to purchase something to replace MS Anna, like Lequendo's >> >> Allison. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Anna Byrne via Jfw" <[email protected]> >> >> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 9:25 AM >> >> Subject: RE: Screen Readers >> >> >> >> >> >> Thunder used to read MS Access when JAWS wouldn't. The voice is >> >> awful, but it was a good reader. >> >> At 06:51 AM 5/9/2014, you wrote: >> >> >A couple of years ago, there was another one from The UK, Thunder >> >> >screen Reader. It's the feature attraction in a suite of programs-- >> a >> >> >basic PDF reader, Internet radio guide, and other stuff. >> >> > >> >> >Ted >> >> > >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >> >From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mario >> >> >Brusco via Jfw >> >> >Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 7:47 PM >> >> >To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >> >> >Subject: Re: Screen Readers >> >> > >> >> >Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) from nvaccess.org is the only one >> >> >that I know of that's free, but a donation is encouraged. >> >> > >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> >From: "Kevin Hourigan via Jfw" <[email protected]> >> >> >To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> >> >> >Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 5:33 PM >> >> >Subject: Screen Readers >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >Hello Listers, >> >> >Could anyone post some of the screen readers downloadable for free >> >> please? >> >> >So I can compare them to Jaws. >> >> >Thanks Kevin Hourigan. >> >> >-------------- next part -------------- >> >> >An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> >> >URL: >> >> ><http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the- >> >> jdh.com/attachments/20140508/bf09ca7d/attachment.html> >> >> >-------------- next part -------------- >> >> >A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> >> >Name: wlEmoticon-smile[1].png >> >> >Type: image/png >> >> >Size: 1046 bytes >> >> >Desc: not available >> >> >URL: >> >> ><http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the- >> >> jdh.com/attachments/20140508/bf09ca7d/attachment.png> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >Jfw mailing list >> >> >[email protected] >> >> >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >Jfw mailing list >> >> >[email protected] >> >> >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> > >> >> >_______________________________________________ >> >> >Jfw mailing list >> >> >[email protected] >> >> >http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Jfw mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Jfw mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Jfw mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Jfw mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
