Well there was built in speech which was quite controllable. For some reason I think it was called Narrator (even though I think its called that on Windows too?) You could move sliders up and down to change pitch and speed etc. Most applications could take advantage of it, but I am not sure if there was a dedicated screen reader as I had sight in those days. I tended to use the speech to read out naughty words and laugh (well I was a teenager).
I also had the Curah Speech Synthesizer for the Commodore 64. This was a cartridge that plugged into the back and cost £30 at the time. Very basic, but in 1984 my friends were totally amazed and thought it was very futuristic like something out of a science fiction movie. How things have progressed eh? Chris On 28 Oct 2010, at 00:13, Nektarios Mallas wrote: > Hi. > So, was there a screen reader for the ¬commodore or the amiga computers? > I had an Amstrad cpc 6128 myself, and I had to do many tricks to get by. > > Nice discussion. > Nektarios. > > On Oct 28, 2010, at 2:01 AM, Chris Moore wrote: > >> The Commodore VICE 20 was my first computer, closely followed by the >> Commodore 64 (fantastic sound CHIP, lovely synth sounds) then I was a huge >> fan of the Amiga for many years also because of its sound and great games >> too. And it was one of the first GUI type computers that actually multi >> tasked way before Windows and Mac OS. The old Amiga OS so reminds me of Mac >> OS X >> >> Chris >> On 27 Oct 2010, at 23:53, Scott Granados wrote: >> >>> Oh man the Apple II line was a great learning tool. >>> >>> I had the II E and learned a great deal from my experience, not all of >>> which were legal by any sense of the imagination. (bluebox anyone) I miss >>> the 6502 assembler.:) >>> >>> On Oct 27, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Eric Oyen wrote: >>> >>>> Rose, >>>> it helps to have messed with computer and electronics since being a kid. I >>>> am just 14 years behind you. I have been messing with computers and >>>> electronics since age 10 (my first computer was a put together kit called >>>> an Altairre). my first consumer electronic unit was an apple IIc. >>>> >>>> so, I've been around the scene for a very long time. :) >>>> >>>> -Eric >>>> >>>> On Oct 27, 2010, at 10:05 AM, Rosemary Gallagher wrote: >>>> >>>>> hi, all. I am a fairly new mac user, although I am 59 and totally blind >>>>> and have been for 27 years. I never used a computer while I was working >>>>> in the 80's and tried out an old Apple in 1985 at Braille Institute. the >>>>> point of ths is that I am getting a device called the eye pal solo which >>>>> uses a camera to take a picture of printed material and then reads it. it >>>>> works fairly well since the scanner I have hooked up to minimac is so >>>>> complicated that I couldn't remember all the steps to make it work. so, >>>>> the eye pal is a good althernative for me. I am sure there is a web site >>>>> for it, but am not sure. this is still all new for me and I am somewhat >>>>> intimidated by how radically intelligent and computer savvy you all are. >>>>> I had missed the boat, but am swimming behind, trying to catch up. 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