Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Hi Cara, Yeah, I have to agree Winboard isn't a very good chess board. I'm interested to hear Apple Chess in action, and maybe someday someone will demo it on Blind Cool Tech. For us Windows users, AKA losers, Elite Chess is the best it gets. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Hey Tom, (35 hours awake, and counting!) lol! and no, no alters here, or at least not right now! lol! Anyway, yeah, I tried to clear that up. I made a lil typo where Elite got inserted before my note. -annoying to be sure, and very sorry, as it would be annoying to try to read / understand as well!... what I'd meant to say is that I love Mac Chess and have never played Elite chess, however I HAVE played a version of chess in windows which I believe was called WinBoard with JFW which I didn't like as much as Chess on the Mac. And no, this mess didn't happen because of partying too hard, (just a good ole' typographical quandary!) but I sure did have fun!!!woohoo! So anyway, I hope this clears that all up and I'll be heading off to the great beyond soon and dreaming of fun and wonderful things! Have a lovely evening and I hope your new year's celebrations were joyous to say the least!... Smiles, Cara :) On Jan 1, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi Cara, > Umm Are you like suffering from multiple personality disorder > today? > Either that or perhaps you partied too hard over new years? > You say you love Elite Chess, but then state you never played it. > You go > on to say Apple Chess is better than some other Chess game you never > mentioned. I'm a bit confused by your post. > > > > Cara Quinn wrote: >> Elite Love it! Haven't played Elite Chess but have played another >> windows chess game with JFW and Mac Chess is much better / easier / >> more intuitive in my opinion... >> >> HTH >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > . > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Hi, Yeah. If I remember correctly Zoom is multiplatform. I've heard about it on a Linux list, and everyone has said basically the same thing that zoom is better than WinFrotz by a mile. Draconis Entertainment wrote: > Some new Macs come bundled with board game software from another > company, not Apple, which are not accessible. The accessible game > pickings for Mac are scarce at present, but I will say that the > interactive fiction interpreter called Zoom for Mac, which runs > Infocom, ZMachine, Tads, and a few other formats is the best and most > accessible interpreter I've ever used. > > > Draconis Entertainment > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Draconis Entertainment > "Feel the power...wield the magic..." > http://www.DraconisEntertainment.com > http://www.DracoEnt.com > > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Hi Phil, Actually, Mac OS Leopard is Apple's current operating system, but as far as I am aware Apple Chess is the only built in game for Mac currently. Accessible gaming on Mac's is still very much in its infancy yet. I know that Apple Chess, several web based games using the Safari web browser, and some text adventures are what makes up the Mac OS accesible gaming options right now.Oh, and I can't forget Sound RTS and 7128's games. I think though as accessible developers begin to migrate to Mac or perhaps get a Mac system as a secondary computer that number will grow eventually. Mac has a huge potential to take off now that VoiceOver is a core part of the operating system, built in from the get-go, and is every bit as functional as Jaws or Window Eyes. I'm one of the developers who is actually thinking of getting a MacBook at some point in the future. I already have a laptop running Vista and a MacBook as well would expand my options quite a bit. If I get one I will certainly begin porting my games to Mac asap. Phil Vlasak wrote: > Hi Cara, > With half of the built in games for Vista being accessible how many games > other than the chess game does the Mac tiger have and are they accessible? > Happy new calendar. > Phil > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Hi Cara, lol! I'd say big oops indeed. Your previous post basically was confusing and contridictory. Just blame it on too much New Years Eve partying. Cara Quinn wrote: >Ack, Hopefully that was clear enough. typos typos typos! -Meant > to start that note off simply with 'Love it" meaning Mac chess, not > elite! *big oops* > > Have a great day All!... > > Smiles, > > Cara :) > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Hi Cara, Umm Are you like suffering from multiple personality disorder today? Either that or perhaps you partied too hard over new years? You say you love Elite Chess, but then state you never played it. You go on to say Apple Chess is better than some other Chess game you never mentioned. I'm a bit confused by your post. Cara Quinn wrote: > Elite Love it! Haven't played Elite Chess but have played another > windows chess game with JFW and Mac Chess is much better / easier / > more intuitive in my opinion... > > HTH > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Some new Macs come bundled with board game software from another company, not Apple, which are not accessible. The accessible game pickings for Mac are scarce at present, but I will say that the interactive fiction interpreter called Zoom for Mac, which runs Infocom, ZMachine, Tads, and a few other formats is the best and most accessible interpreter I've ever used. Draconis Entertainment [EMAIL PROTECTED] Draconis Entertainment "Feel the power...wield the magic..." http://www.DraconisEntertainment.com http://www.DracoEnt.com On 1 Jan, 2008, at 7:32 AM, Phil Vlasak wrote: > Hi Cara, > With half of the built in games for Vista being accessible how many > games > other than the chess game does the Mac tiger have and are they > accessible? > Happy new calendar. > Phil > > - Original Message - > From: "Cara Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:23 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC > > >> Ack, Hopefully that was clear enough. typos typos typos! -Meant >> to start that note off simply with 'Love it" meaning Mac chess, not >> elite! *big oops* >> >> Have a great day All!... >> >> Smiles, >> >> Cara :) >> >> >> On Jan 1, 2008, at 6:06 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: >> >>> Elite Love it! Haven't played Elite Chess but have played another >>> windows chess game with JFW and Mac Chess is much better / easier / >>> more intuitive in my opinion... >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> HOpe y'all have had an awesome new year's celebration! I did >>> Fireworks on the Queen Mary and still not sleeping yet! lol! May >>> catch the Rose parade and decide on sleep, or not, later! lol! I >>> hope y'all have had a totally rockin evening and I wish you an >>> absolutely amazing new year!!! woohoo!... >>> >>> Smiles, >>> >>> Cara :) >>> >>> >>> On Dec 31, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Thomas Ward wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Josh, >>>> I knew Apple Chess was accessible from reading the Tiger manual a >>>> while >>>> back, but I am interested to know what end users of Mac's think >>>> about >>>> it. How does it compare to say Elite Chess for Windows. >>>> >>>> Orin wrote: >>>>> Well, I do have some rather good news regarding the scripting >>>>> language. There is one, and it's called AppleScript. It's not just >>>>> for >>>>> VoiceOver, but it could certainly be used to make VoiceOver do >>>>> stuff. >>>>> Oh, and did I mention that the built in AppleChess game is >>>>> accessible? >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --- >>>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> . >>>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >>>> the list, >>>> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> --- >>> View my Online Portfolio at: >>> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> . >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >>> the list, >>> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> --- >> View my Online Portfolio at: >> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archi
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Hi Cara, With half of the built in games for Vista being accessible how many games other than the chess game does the Mac tiger have and are they accessible? Happy new calendar. Phil - Original Message - From: "Cara Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC > Ack, Hopefully that was clear enough. typos typos typos! -Meant > to start that note off simply with 'Love it" meaning Mac chess, not > elite! *big oops* > > Have a great day All!... > > Smiles, > > Cara :) > > > On Jan 1, 2008, at 6:06 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: > >> Elite Love it! Haven't played Elite Chess but have played another >> windows chess game with JFW and Mac Chess is much better / easier / >> more intuitive in my opinion... >> >> HTH >> >> HOpe y'all have had an awesome new year's celebration! I did >> Fireworks on the Queen Mary and still not sleeping yet! lol! May >> catch the Rose parade and decide on sleep, or not, later! lol! I >> hope y'all have had a totally rockin evening and I wish you an >> absolutely amazing new year!!! woohoo!... >> >> Smiles, >> >> Cara :) >> >> >> On Dec 31, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Thomas Ward wrote: >> >>> Hi Josh, >>> I knew Apple Chess was accessible from reading the Tiger manual a >>> while >>> back, but I am interested to know what end users of Mac's think about >>> it. How does it compare to say Elite Chess for Windows. >>> >>> Orin wrote: >>>> Well, I do have some rather good news regarding the scripting >>>> language. There is one, and it's called AppleScript. It's not just >>>> for >>>> VoiceOver, but it could certainly be used to make VoiceOver do >>>> stuff. >>>> Oh, and did I mention that the built in AppleChess game is >>>> accessible? >>>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> . >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >>> the list, >>> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> --- >> View my Online Portfolio at: >> http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> . >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >> the list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Ack, Hopefully that was clear enough. typos typos typos! -Meant to start that note off simply with 'Love it" meaning Mac chess, not elite! *big oops* Have a great day All!... Smiles, Cara :) On Jan 1, 2008, at 6:06 AM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Elite Love it! Haven't played Elite Chess but have played another > windows chess game with JFW and Mac Chess is much better / easier / > more intuitive in my opinion... > > HTH > > HOpe y'all have had an awesome new year's celebration! I did > Fireworks on the Queen Mary and still not sleeping yet! lol! May > catch the Rose parade and decide on sleep, or not, later! lol! I > hope y'all have had a totally rockin evening and I wish you an > absolutely amazing new year!!! woohoo!... > > Smiles, > > Cara :) > > > On Dec 31, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Thomas Ward wrote: > >> Hi Josh, >> I knew Apple Chess was accessible from reading the Tiger manual a >> while >> back, but I am interested to know what end users of Mac's think about >> it. How does it compare to say Elite Chess for Windows. >> >> Orin wrote: >>> Well, I do have some rather good news regarding the scripting >>> language. There is one, and it's called AppleScript. It's not just >>> for >>> VoiceOver, but it could certainly be used to make VoiceOver do >>> stuff. >>> Oh, and did I mention that the built in AppleChess game is >>> accessible? >>> >> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> . >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of >> the list, >> please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --- > View my Online Portfolio at: > http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > . > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Elite Love it! Haven't played Elite Chess but have played another windows chess game with JFW and Mac Chess is much better / easier / more intuitive in my opinion... HTH HOpe y'all have had an awesome new year's celebration! I did Fireworks on the Queen Mary and still not sleeping yet! lol! May catch the Rose parade and decide on sleep, or not, later! lol! I hope y'all have had a totally rockin evening and I wish you an absolutely amazing new year!!! woohoo!... Smiles, Cara :) On Dec 31, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi Josh, > I knew Apple Chess was accessible from reading the Tiger manual a > while > back, but I am interested to know what end users of Mac's think about > it. How does it compare to say Elite Chess for Windows. > > Orin wrote: >> Well, I do have some rather good news regarding the scripting >> language. There is one, and it's called AppleScript. It's not just >> for >> VoiceOver, but it could certainly be used to make VoiceOver do stuff. >> Oh, and did I mention that the built in AppleChess game is >> accessible? >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > . > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Well, I think it's your basic chess game. It doesn't have advanced features like Alete. Besides, I haven't played with elete so I can't really compare them. On Dec 31, 2007, at 12:20 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi Josh, > I knew Apple Chess was accessible from reading the Tiger manual a > while > back, but I am interested to know what end users of Mac's think about > it. How does it compare to say Elite Chess for Windows. > > Orin wrote: >> Well, I do have some rather good news regarding the scripting >> language. There is one, and it's called AppleScript. It's not just >> for >> VoiceOver, but it could certainly be used to make VoiceOver do stuff. >> Oh, and did I mention that the built in AppleChess game is >> accessible? >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > . > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of > the list, > please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Apple Chess is very very good. I haven't played Elite Chess, so can't make a direct comparison, but it is entirely accessible across the board, so to speak, and I've spent many happy hours playing it. You can examine the board as you would expect with arrows, and you can set the game up to automatically announce the moves it makes as it does. There are a few Chess variations also available with it. If you want to sit down and play a good game of chess, it doesn't get much better. Draconis Entertainment [EMAIL PROTECTED] Draconis Entertainment "Feel the power...wield the magic..." http://www.DraconisEntertainment.com http://www.DracoEnt.com On 31 Dec, 2007, at 9:20 AM, Thomas Ward wrote: > Hi Josh, > I knew Apple Chess was accessible from reading the Tiger manual a > while > back, but I am interested to know what end users of Mac's think about > it. How does it compare to say Elite Chess for Windows. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[Audyssey] Apple Chess was Screen reader for MAC
Hi Josh, I knew Apple Chess was accessible from reading the Tiger manual a while back, but I am interested to know what end users of Mac's think about it. How does it compare to say Elite Chess for Windows. Orin wrote: > Well, I do have some rather good news regarding the scripting > language. There is one, and it's called AppleScript. It's not just for > VoiceOver, but it could certainly be used to make VoiceOver do stuff. > Oh, and did I mention that the built in AppleChess game is accessible? > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
