Not currently, but apparently it will soon. On 28 Oct 2010, at 00:44, Sarah Alawami wrote:
> Will the ipal work wiht the mac? or am I geting it confused with something > else. I've seent eh ipal but not the ipal solo. > > Take care. > S > On Oct 27, 2010, at 4:26 PM, Chris Moore wrote: > >> 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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