I recall coming to Canada in 93, and was all over discovering technology, for was all fairly new to me. As I got in to computer programming, I started-off I recall with artic vision, on a 386 machine that bearly had space on the hard drive. I later got jaws for doss/windows, but in access support work, I used I recalled asap and some others like windows bridge! Song long, but yet so quick!
-----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+rtrib=rogers....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Philip Hall via Talk Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 10:20 PM To: 'Pamela Dominguez'; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List' Subject: RE: Screen Reader History Hi. I do remember that key punch machine. Was it the model IBM 011? I still remember some of the Hollerith codes. I did BAL and Cobol programming using punch cards. Phil -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+p.hall.eml1=gmail....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Pamela Dominguez via Talk Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 4:33 PM To: LB <lab...@fltg.net>; Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Subject: Re: Screen Reader History Yes, I remember punch cards. I did RPG and COBOL, and I remember the flow charts and everything. You had to write the stuff up in braille, and then make the punch cards, then run the punch cards and print it out. I used to be able to read the punch cards. I know there were those key punch things that looked like electric typewriters, but does anybody ever remember those manual keypunches? They had I think something like twelve keys on them, so you had to press the right combinations in order to make the letter you wanted to write. Like writing braille, sort-of. Pam. -----Original Message----- From: LB via Talk Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 12:38 PM To: dlh...@centurylink.net ; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Screen Reader History Hi! Yes, memory lane. Remember those nasty punch cards? You certainly hoped that no one tripped you up, or you spilled soda on them, for that nasty picking up the cards and sorting them out...boy those were the days. I had used basic, self taught for work and re-wrote a Cornel University experts software he had written for the NCR production line. It did little, so I did it. I wrote all 3 points, Data Entry, Data processing, and Data printing of the charts. All were for quality control all through the production line for all printers and terminals produced at the Ithaca plant... Remember, cassette tapes were used back then for data processing, along with 10 inch disks, that had only about 2K of memory/space on them. All the data entered by the secretary was processed one at a time and by noon the data was sorted and processed. I used the 2K disks and limited memory to do al this stuff... Talk about the stone age, you certainly learned to use limited space for everything, for you had no choice. But it worked, in fact, was all done 6 months before I went blind, a car accident, and it was my perfect transition over to a new job at the same company; I was there resident expert and saved the company, so I was told. Then, after loosing the eye sight I was given a Braille machine, which was like having a file cabinet next to you. It was made out of Oak wood, for the printing punches had to be kept quiet and strong enough to be kept from bouncing around, thus the solid wood cabinet was used and a tray under it for the perforated Braille paper that came up through a slot as the tractor pulled it up. Yes, TriFormations produced that Brailler... The good old days, or "Stone Age" as most people would say now. You know, like the slide rule, our hand held computer back in prehistoric times... Bruce Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 12:16 PM Subject: Re: Screen Reader History Wow! This is bringing back some fun memories! Around 1983 or 84 i started taking some BASIC programming language classes at my local Radio Shack. they had several Model 4's that ran Trsdos and CPM. the instructor had rigged up the systems to speak. it was quite crude and was not a Screen Reader at all. No way to repeat anything. but it was a start, I knew right there and then, I wanted a Computer. I begged, borrowed and stole enough to finally get one of those Model 4 systems. Bought some actual Screen Reader for about $300 and I wa son my way. Loved playing Zork, and many other Infocomm games. I was in a Relationship that went bad. The woman gave me back my engagement ring, and I traded it to a guy that had several IBM XT machines. And once I had my first MS Dos system, there was no looking back. This may have been around 1986 or 87. I am so glad that woman broke up with me! Because she did, I had a Career in Computers. Too funny. Bought a screen reader out of Ohio, think it was called Enhanced PC. then bought the one done by Arctic. finally came on to Vocal Eyes around 1991 or 92. When Windows 3.1 came along, I did purchase some windows Screen Reader out of Canada. It sucked, but I needed it for work. i bought the Window eyes program when it came along. And it was a bit limited, but it worked well enough for me to keep my job. Been with Window eyes to this day. have yet to buy JAWS, although I've helped others who have it. thanks for the walk down memory lane. edline! Now that makes me laugh.i once had to use that very limited editor to write COBOL and JCL. Was using a PC hooked up to a huge mainframe at Boeing. I kept wanting to use Word Star to write my code, but was told to use Edline or else! Crazy times back then. -- Dave <dlh...@centurylink.net> _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/lab4me%40fltg. net. 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