Talk about maudlin. I Sold a bunch of stuff--an early 80's Fender Strat, a couple of pistols, PA power amps, a complete light show, and then my brother and I cut up and sold a 1974 Kurbmaster step van for scrap aluminum so that I could buy a 1994 IBM computer and Vocal-Eyes three point zero. That part isn't maudlin; it was desperation. The maudlin part is, I still have that computer in storeage. Sounding board, super speaker, and all. Instruction manuals, installation floppies--the works.
I can't bring myself to get rid of the things. Probably because of the high personal cost. Especially that Fender Strat. I had the frets dressed just before selling it and the thing played slicker than buttered ice. Lou N. -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+fenderwal=sbcglobal....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of via Talk Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 10:13 PM To: Philip Hall; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: Screen Reader History I use to Vocal eyes. I don't remember much about it but do remember it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Hall via Talk" <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> To: "'Pamela Dominguez'" <geo...@optonline.net>; "'Window-Eyes Discussion List'" <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Sent: Monday, August 03, 2015 9:19 PM 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. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > 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/geodom%40opton > line.net. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/p.hall.eml1%40 > gmail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/margopup35%40g mail.com. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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