Re: vo crashes and answers to Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
a dialup modem? On 18-Apr-09, at 11:09 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > > Hi, > > I have an old Apple compatable modem I was just about to throw out. > > Thanks, > Alex, > > > On 18-Apr-09, at 9:08 PM, Tiffany D wrote: > >> >> I thought it was just me with the restarting. But yes, I'm seeing >> this

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
hmmm. I could've sworn there was a car racing game too. but maybe not? but my brain keeps telling me there was, it was called top speed or speed racing or something to do with speed! it existed, I know it did lol! my mom's computer isn't really an antique. it's a three year old toshiba lap

Re: vo crashes and answers to Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, I have an old Apple compatable modem I was just about to throw out. Thanks, Alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 9:08 PM, Tiffany D wrote: > > I thought it was just me with the restarting. But yes, I'm seeing > this more as well and it's very annoying. The volume will go up and > VoiceOver will resta

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, I didn't know that. Thanks, Alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 9:05 PM, John J Herzog wrote: > > Hi all, > I know that mac OS 9.1 was named limelight and 9.2 was named > moonlight. I don't know what the others were before that. > Also, here is a great web site that talks about old school macs and > t

zMachine interpreter

2009-04-18 Thread Jonathan Chacón
Hello is there any zMachine interpreter compatible with voiceOver? thanks and regards Jonathan Chacón --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send ema

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, The default browser was Camino and IE 5.5. Thanks, Alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 10:44 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: > > I hope it doesn't either!! omg I asked my mom what happened to our old > friend the mac from back in the day, and she just laughed and said she > didn't know! like they threw it a

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Tiffany D
No, 6 voice control 7 exit. lol On 19/04/2009, Tiffany D wrote: > Hmm, now you got me curious. Let's see. > 1 talking writer > 2 typing game > 3 dragon maise > 4 space invaders > 5 music game > 6 exit > Don't ask me how I remembered that. I've got two disks with it > though. the one is the ex

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Tiffany D
Hmm, now you got me curious. Let's see. 1 talking writer 2 typing game 3 dragon maise 4 space invaders 5 music game 6 exit Don't ask me how I remembered that. I've got two disks with it though. the one is the exact one I used in my elementary school days and is warped but still works and the ot

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
OMG, space invadors!! I remember my brother playing that when we were little lol! wasn't there some other games that came with it too? a car racing one I think? and some other random ones? peace and positivity Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 9:26 PM, T

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
I hope it doesn't either!! omg I asked my mom what happened to our old friend the mac from back in the day, and she just laughed and said she didn't know! like they threw it away or something!! I was apauled! I was like but...it's an antique!!! and she was like well, I'm using an antiq

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
haha, John, that youtube vid was great!! can't wait to check out the other ones Tiffany mentioned. this is good stuff! lol. I love it. "he never once flaunted his power...with a start menu." lol. peace and positivity Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 9:

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Tiffany D
Me too. Looking into getting a shell account and a modem for my GS. I'm gonna get on the net with that thing! Hope it doesn't blow up. rofl On 19/04/2009, Jessi Rathwell wrote: > > lol...that sounded like a cheesy infomercial! sorry but it did > hahaha!! OS2.3!! the OS with a lot!!! lol lol om

Re: vo crashes and answers to Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
hmmm, yeah, I've noticed that about VO crashing more lately too. but the nice thing about VO is even if it has to crash, it fixes itself! so it's kind of annoying but really not that big of a deal cuz it knows it needs to be loyal to its user and it just comes back lol. but yeah, I've noti

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
lol...that sounded like a cheesy infomercial! sorry but it did hahaha!! OS2.3!! the OS with a lot!!! lol lol omg I love this thread! long live oldschool mac nostalgia!!! peace and positivity Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 8:32 PM, Mark Baxter wrote:

Re: vo crashes and answers to Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Justin Harford
I've also noticed the crashing. "Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia." Charles Schultz, creator of the Peanuts comic strip. El 18/04/2009, a las 21:08, Tiffany D escribió: > > I thought it was just me with the restarting. But yes, I'm seei

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Tiffany D
Does anyone know if something like this would be accessible for us either on Windows or on Leopard? They said they're working on the Mac one so that's why I asked. I don't mean with the graphical stuff but with the things that are text-based... http://www.virtualapple.org/ I was thinking of sugg

Re: vo crashes and answers to Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Tiffany D
I thought it was just me with the restarting. But yes, I'm seeing this more as well and it's very annoying. The volume will go up and VoiceOver will restart. Thanks for the info on the names. Btw, if you type in Apple II Forever in youtube you'll find a really cool video and then the one after

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread John J Herzog
Hi all, I know that mac OS 9.1 was named limelight and 9.2 was named moonlight. I don't know what the others were before that. Also, here is a great web site that talks about old school macs and their current uses today. There's also a lot of older articles you can click through and read. h

vo crashes and answers to Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Scott Bresnahan
Greetings, I can't believe I am getting sucked into this. But System 7 was code named Big Bang. I know this because I referred to it as the big bust, since I thought 6.07 was much better and 7 broke many font and text drawing routines in Mac apps and the foundations for true type fonts we

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Mark Baxter
I keep trying to convince people they should name one of the OS's Osalot. as in O S a lot! It's the operating system with a lot! ... okay maybe it sounded better in m head. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurni

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
lol really? a funeral? that's hilarious!! I wonder if there are youtube videos? haha. here lies OS9.2.2, no name. it's served us faithfuly for many months, but it is now time for it to rest in piece as we unvail the powerful OS10. peace and positivity:) Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
ooh wee!!! there's a powerfuly discriptive statement, lol!! was it another screenreader or what? peace and positivity Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 5:42 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > I do believe that the talking moos still exists, though I have no > des

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
lol seriously? Hahahahaa. On Apr 18, 2009, at 10:18 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: Hi, Oops, that is right. A goldy Black Lab. Well, OS 9.2.2 was actually given a funeral with Steve Jobs and a coffin and everything to symbolize the end of OS 9.2.2 and the classic apps and the beggining of OS X. T

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, Oops, that is right. A goldy Black Lab. Well, OS 9.2.2 was actually given a funeral with Steve Jobs and a coffin and everything to symbolize the end of OS 9.2.2 and the classic apps and the beggining of OS X. Thanks, Alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 5:38 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: > > lol. 11.0

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, Now it uses the Bruse/Alex voice on Leopard/Tiger. Thanks, Alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 5:42 PM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > I do believe that the talking moos still exists, though I have no > desire at all ever to hear it again ever. With you it was "button," > for me, it was the way it said "dial

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Mark Baxter
I do believe that the talking moos still exists, though I have no desire at all ever to hear it again ever. With you it was "button," for me, it was the way it said "dialog." Like fingernails on slate scored by battery acid dipped in razors on sheet metal. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twi

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Mark Baxter
They didn't have cute kitty name until Tiger, and that was four or five OS'es again. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net/ --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this messa

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
lol. 11.0 chocolate lab. Goldie is a black lab, lol. that would be interesting if Steve Jobs saw her and fell in love with her royal cuteness and decided hey. I'mma name my next OS after this girl's guide dog. lol. for real, though, OS 9, 8, etc didn't have any names? aww. that's sad. eve

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
lol that sounds hilarious! what kinds of random things? peace and positivity:) Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 4:41 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: > > Hi, > > I'll send it to you next time I'm on MSN. I have an OS X copy of it. > It speaks random things at ran

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, I'll send it to you next time I'm on MSN. I have an OS X copy of it. It speaks random things at random as you use the computer. Thanks, alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 1:05 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: > > lol. what was the talking moose? sounds like an interesting app lol! > peace and positivity:)

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, They had no names as far as I remember. Mac OS 11.0 "Chocolate Lab" A.K.A. "Goldy" Maybe. Well, the computers at that time actually had nicknames, not the OS's. These Apple regarded as code names, moddel names if you will. OS X is as follows: Beta release (Unknown) 10.0 Puma 10.1 Cheeta

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, I have parctically every eddition of the G4 towers ever made i think. Also a G4 IBook and G4 Mac Mini. I also have that old Mac I can't remember the name of and the G3 beighe. Anyone want to donate to an Apple Museum? Thanks, Alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 3:45 PM, Esther wrote: > > For anyo

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, Talking Moos is still around for OSX. Thanks, Alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 11:23 AM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > I went to college with an Apple 2C and an Echo Cricket which I did all > my papers on. This was 1986-90, and the whole Dartmouth campus was > wired for Macs. My roommate used to taunt m

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
wow, thanks!! I wonder why I didn't find it when I looked? my faith in audible has been restored, lol. thanks! it looks like I'll be able to get it, too even though I'm using the canadian audible store. yay! I still have a ways to go on my current read, but once I finish it this will be my

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Esther
For anyone wanting to get Wozniak's biography from the iTunes Store here's the URL: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAudiobook?id=207652969&s=143455 This is actually cheaper than at Audible ($10.95 in iTunes vs. $12.24 member price at the U.S. Audible Store) and is proba

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Esther
Hi Jessi, If you're using the U.S. Audible Store here's the link to Steve Wozniak's biography: http://www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp?productID=BK_TANT_000306&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes The list price is $17.49 and the member price is $12.24. I don't know if there are geograph

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
dang it audible, how dare you let me down again!!! lol. it's not there! :( audible doesn't seem to ever have what I want lately. and I used to love it! oh well, will have to find it another way. it sounds interesting and it's about time I read a different style of book, lol three chick lit

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Scott Chesworth
For anyone who's into all the old Apple stuff or just a bit of a retro geek in general, Steve Wozniak's biography is worth a read. All quite light hearted and easy to digest, but it'll be a fun few hours of your time. For anyone who doesn't know, Wozniak or iWoz as he's affectionately refered to

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
haha. that was Jess's great idea for the week! let's not waste it, they don't come often. lol. I'm actually surprised apple has never put anything like that together. I know they have a kind of out with the old, in with the new attitude, and I've actually heard that they just throw the old

Re: Mail repeating itself all the time

2009-04-18 Thread Simon Cavendish
Dear Soren, Thanks for this. I will try that. Mail has been a bit temperamental, and sometimes it does repeat itself and sometimes it does it less often. It has nothing to do with arriving e-mails. I will try your tips. Thanks. Simon On 17 Apr 2009, at 08:03, Søren Jensen wrote: > > Hi Sim

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread chantel cuddemi
Dude, I am so there!!! Omg!! On Apr 18, 2009, at 4:02 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: > > dude!! oldschool mac party at Tiff's house!! lol. that would be so > much fun, looking at all those old things! someone should put together > an apple musiem or something. I'd totally visit! > peace and po

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
ha! doubt it lol. although, I was trying to help my mom fix her pc last night and we were both this close to throwing it out the window and I was like get a mac, lol. peace and positivity:) Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 11:24 AM, Dan Eickmeier wrote:

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
lol. what was the talking moose? sounds like an interesting app lol! peace and positivity:) Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 11:23 AM, Mark Baxter wrote: > > I went to college with an Apple 2C and an Echo Cricket which I did all > my papers on. This was 1

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
ahahaha Alex I know that's right lol!! if I took over my dad's job everyone would be ditching windows. I think it's important to know both OS's, I love that I can just sit down at any computer running windows or mac OS and use it as long as it's got a screenreader. but in my humble opinion

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
dude!! oldschool mac party at Tiff's house!! lol. that would be so much fun, looking at all those old things! someone should put together an apple musiem or something. I'd totally visit! peace and positivity :) Jessi follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva On 18-Apr-09, at 11:08 AM,

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
haha wow! what was OS7 called? lol. I'm really curious about the rest of the OS's! like I know all OS10s are cat names, but what about before? lol. On 18-Apr-09, at 12:23 PM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > > Hi. > My first computer experiences was on a Mac Classic, i think it was > called that ran

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi. My first computer experiences was on a Mac Classic, i think it was called that ran os 7. I was one of the two, i think, in Sweden who ran Macs with Outspoken at that time. I absolutely loved that screen reader. /Krister 18 apr 2009 kl. 20.23 skrev Mark Baxter: > > I went to college with

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Tiffany D
Oh, that's ashame. There are places with parts for just about everything. I've never heard of the talking moose ap but I've never used a Mac older than my Macbook. I was born in 1983 so by the time I got around to the II C it was old news. Still got alot of dos stuff too including two Keynote

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
Yeah, maybe you can convince them to get macs as well? On Apr 18, 2009, at 5:04 AM, Jessi Rathwell wrote: just thought I'd make the subject more relevent lol. Alex, you got me beat lol! I have no idea how old mine was when I got it and I sho have no clue where it is now!! lol. I remember the day

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Mark Baxter
I went to college with an Apple 2C and an Echo Cricket which I did all my papers on. This was 1986-90, and the whole Dartmouth campus was wired for Macs. My roommate used to taunt me with the "talking moose," application on his Mac 640. I eventually had to trash the 2C when its disk dri

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Tiffany D
I think I got you all beat. I've got an Apple II C and an Apple II GS both in perfect working condition with tons of disks, though more towards the GS Side and extra stuff for that machine that I haven't even unpacked yet, including a printer. I've even got the internet package and the screenrea

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, Too true. We should have a "Old Mac" party at some point, ... Lol. Mr. Rathwell should go back to those Mac roots. If more people thought like you in this province Jessi, we might actually get all students Windows free in a matter of years.. Thanks, Alex, On 18-Apr-09, at 2:04 AM, Je

Re: oldschool mac nostalgia & Logic's WaveBurner CD mastering Ap is quite accessible with VoiceOver

2009-04-18 Thread Chuck Reichel
Hi Jessi, Just to bring you up to speed and state the ruggedness of the Mac platform with OutSpoken! I am using DigiDesign ProTools 5.1 every single day with OutSpoken and "Fred" is still faithfully telling me what is up in PT and also in Studio Vision Pro MIDI sequencer I have been usin

Re: introduction

2009-04-18 Thread Fonzie
HiAndrea, how are you doing? I hope all is going well. My name is Alfonzo, but everyone just calls me Fonzie. I switched to a mac in August, and learned quite fast. The mac itself is something you have to kind of learn as a entirely different OS. Windows knowledge will indeed help in ge

Re: Accessible file sharing client

2009-04-18 Thread erik burggraaf
Ah, sorry I just realized we are on the mac list, laughs. Well utorrent still stands, but maybe it's not the best since it doesn't make its own torrents yet. It's super good for downloading though. Best, erik burggraaf A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-519

Re: Accessible file sharing client

2009-04-18 Thread erik burggraaf
Bit torrent is really the best system right now, but Utorrent is the bst bit torrent client going. Check it out at http://www.utorrent.com. Best, erik burggraaf A+ sertified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 18-Apr-09, at 1:47 AM, B

oldschool mac nostalgia

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
just thought I'd make the subject more relevent lol. Alex, you got me beat lol! I have no idea how old mine was when I got it and I sho have no clue where it is now!! lol. I remember the day my family got our first windows computer, it was november 11th 1997 I believe? possibly 96? can't rem

Re: introduction

2009-04-18 Thread Alex Jurgensen
Hi, Andrea, I too had a Mac in the early 1990's. I got it in 1995, thugh I still had sight then. It was a single unit with built-in display. It was fifteen years old when I got it from a family friend and I still have it and it still works. My sister uses it more than I do because there i

Re: introduction

2009-04-18 Thread Jessi Rathwell
ha! outspoken! that creepy voice saying :button" still haunts my dreams lol!! way back in the early 90s, back in the day when I was like eight, haha my school for some reason gave my family a mac? I think it was supposed to be for me but I remember my family used it a lot more than I did.

Re: Accessible file sharing client

2009-04-18 Thread Dan Eickmeier
And also there's a mac version of utorrent out there which is pretty good as well. On Apr 18, 2009, at 2:04 AM, Alex Jurgensen wrote: Hi, Tomato Torrent, Transmition, Bitrocket. These are some of them. Thanks, Alex, On 17-Apr-09, at 10:47 PM, Brett Campbell wrote: > > Has anyone found