Why yes I can per a phone conversation I personally had with the
parties involved at Adobe and confirmed by the staff of Vision
Australia in Melbourne at the time.
Greg Kearney
535 S. Jackson St.
Casper, Wyoming 82601
307-224-4022
gkear...@gmail.com
On 19/04/2009, at 9:29 PM, E.J. Zufelt w
On 19-Apr-09, at 6:42 PM, Greg Kearney wrote:
>
> Flash support will have to come from Adobe and not Apple, and Adobe
> has shown no interest, and in fact has been down right hostile to the
> idea of doing so.
Can you support your claim of hostility by Adobe with facts? Adobe
makes a great de
Yeah, there's an emulator of it.
On Apr 19, 2009, at 10:35 PM, Brandon Misch wrote:
>
> wasn't an old os named basculous or something?
> On Apr 18, 2009, at 11:20 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
>>
>> lol really? a funeral? that's hilarious!! I wonder if there are
>> youtube videos? haha. here lies O
wasn't an old os named basculous or something?
On Apr 18, 2009, at 11:20 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> 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
Wow back in my day it was like 40 US.
"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 19/04/2009, a las 17:42, Jessi Rathwell escribió:
>
> hmm. maybe I'll look into it!!
> peace and positivity
hmm. maybe I'll look into it!!
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 3:21 PM, Scott Howell wrote:
>
> Apple makes a usb-based modem. Last I checked it was about $56 US.
> On Apr 19, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
>>
>> oh, dang.
Yeah they do have a USB modem available, however, in reading reviews
on it, I'm not too sure about it. Does anyone on this list here have
it, and if so have they had good luck with it? Some of the reviews,
make the product seem like it's not even worth the money. On Apr 19,
2009, at 6:2
Personally, I think that alex needs a c coder.
As far as adobe goes, its not nice of them, but I can't say I blaim
them if they have a be in there bonnit with apple *cough Iphone cough*
really.
On 19/04/2009, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> yeah, that's what I've heard, that they're really against th
Apple makes a usb-based modem. Last I checked it was about $56 US.
On Apr 19, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> oh, dang. you read my mind, lol. I was thinking I could use it. I'm
> lookin' for a dialup modem that works with USB. if such a thing even
> exists! having to use my pc when I
yeah, that's what I've heard, that they're really against the idea.
how did they get it working half decently with windows, then? were the
adobe people more willing to work with windows or did the windows
screenreader developers do it themselves? and if they did, why can't
apple developers
oh, dang. you read my mind, lol. I was thinking I could use it. I'm
lookin' for a dialup modem that works with USB. if such a thing even
exists! having to use my pc when I'm at my cabin is just not cool. I
wouldn't mind so much if it was a decently working pc, but it's almost
as bad as my
lol so glad you showed Matthew the good side. I wish I could help you.
I'd be glad too if I lived closer. I'd love to show people the wonders
of voiceover.
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:41 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
hey now!!! I'm much more than a number. lol. my student number does
not define me. lol. and nor should these numbers of these old OS's.
they should stand up for their rights to be named! lol
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:38 PM,
was it accessible? cuz I'm thinking, if they've got the engine built
and customized for mac, wouldn't it be easy to tweek it a little and
integrade accessibility to firefox?
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:38 PM, Alex Jurgensen w
lol. well, if we can convince skytrain to expand and come all the way
out here so I'm not stuck in this boring prison town, I'll gladly come
over to your house and see it!
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:37 PM, Alex Jurgensen wro
Hi,
Yes.
Thanks,
Alex,
Jessi, It won't work for you with USB. It is for the old ADB
connection I think.
Thanks,
Alex,
On 18-Apr-09, at 11:16 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> a dialup modem?
> On 18-Apr-09, at 11:09 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have an old Apple compatable mo
Flash support will have to come from Adobe and not Apple, and Adobe
has shown no interest, and in fact has been down right hostile to the
idea of doing so.
Greg Kearney
535 S. Jackson St.
Casper, Wyoming 82601
307-224-4022
gkear...@gmail.com
On 19/04/2009, at 3:38 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
Hi,
Matthew, one of my students has it saying "Yo Dude, ... Welcome" or
something.
In case yall didn't know I'm a tech teacher in BC now.
Thanks,
Alex,
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:29 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> hahahaha! what's up, dude? that's cute, lol. I need to change mine!
> right now it say
Hi,
Yes it is Open-Source.
Thanks,
Alex,
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:38 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> sounds good, if we can do it, is it open source or something?
> hopefully better flash support will be there in snow leopard!
> peace and positivity
> Jessi
> follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/cana
Hi,
It is the same engine as Firefox.
Thanks,
Alex,
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:27 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> hmmm, sounds interesting!! it must be one of the rarer browsers, lol.
> cuz I never see any pages like if you have camino, click here for
> optimal page performance! lol.
> peace and positi
sounds good, if we can do it, is it open source or something?
hopefully better flash support will be there in snow leopard!
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:34 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> If we could make GNash accessible
Hi,
Jessi,
Like students in a university. Lol.
Thanks,
Alex,
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:30 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> aww. things that are just numbers make me sad. nothing should be just
> a number. lol.
> peace and positivity
> Jessi
> follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
> On 19-
Hi,
Jessi,
It is called my server room. Full of like all this old stuff.
Thanks,
Alex,
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:34 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> lol nice!!! man I wish we still had that old mac, I'd love so badly to
> dig it up and see if it still worked lol. sadness. someone really
> needs to put
Hi,
If we could make GNash accessible on the Mac, it is an implimentation
of Flash that we can modify. Sure it isn't full blown Flash support,
but better than what we have now.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Alex,
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lol nice!!! man I wish we still had that old mac, I'd love so badly to
dig it up and see if it still worked lol. sadness. someone really
needs to put all these amazing old things in one room and we can all
come visit.
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_d
yeah, I get questions like that all the time. how easy it to do this?
you use the mac for everything? wow. like they don't believe it can
work or something. it's sad!! I know apple wasn't always known for its
accessibility in the past but they're really really doing a complete
180 and chan
aww. things that are just numbers make me sad. nothing should be just
a number. lol.
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 7:49 AM, kaare dehard wrote:
>
> the old os's were just numbered, no nice marketing stuff like cat
> names. Just a
hahahaha! what's up, dude? that's cute, lol. I need to change mine!
right now it says the boring welcome to macintosh. voiceover is
running. I need a cute greeting. lol.
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 12:17 PM, Eliza Cooper wrote:
Hello Eleni, (like the new name, by the way),
We've just ordered the audio book from Amazon, they didn't refuse to
sell it to France. It's a lot more expensive, though. But worth it,
I'm sure.
Cheers,
Anne
On Apr 19, 2009, at 10:28 PM, Tiffany D wrote:
> Anne, you might wanna torrent that
hmmm, sounds interesting!! it must be one of the rarer browsers, lol.
cuz I never see any pages like if you have camino, click here for
optimal page performance! lol.
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:23 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
Hi,
It is like FF customized for Mac. It is still out there. It is like
native FF for Mac made by Mozilla.
Thanks,
Alex,
On 19-Apr-09, at 2:11 AM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> camino? hmm. never heard of it, lol. and IE? eww! lol. so glad safari
> was invented!! haha.
> peace and positivity
>
Hi,
An Apple representative who by the sounds of stuff is also a developer
told me that they are trying to make the IPhone accessible to VIPs.
They also confirmed the new voices for Snow Leopard.
Thanks,
Alex,
thanks,
Alex,
On 19-Apr-09, at 5:54 AM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
>
> Good morning,
>
>
ooh, I'm jealous too!! I'd love to play with it and see what it was
really like!! I didn't get the full experience when I was little. wow!!!
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 19-Apr-09, at 3:08 PM, Cameron wrote:
>
> Hi. I agree. Back in the day,
Oh my Gods Vert! I've got the disks and synth for it but I'll be
damned if I can use it. It's more complicated than dos itself! I
love the synth and wish I could use it for other stuff (same voice as
the Language Master and the Keynote Voicecard) but unfortunately, it
only works with Vert. Ann
Hi. I agree. Back in the day, When I used Outspoken on my Macintosh II S
I, and then on my powerbook later, I was able to get many things done and I
found it to be an efficient way to work. I really grew to like outspoken as
well as my macs.
I found outspoken's commands and implementation very
lol Mine says ya soo eleni but really in Greek with the Dimitris
voice. Love it.
On 19/04/2009, Eliza Cooper wrote:
>
> VO restarts on my Mac once every few days, I'd say, but I kind of find
> it amusing. The volume doesn't change, but Alex greets me with
> "What's up, dude?", and I love the w
VO restarts on my Mac once every few days, I'd say, but I kind of find
it amusing. The volume doesn't change, but Alex greets me with
"What's up, dude?", and I love the way he says it. It's as if he's
just checking in on me hahaha.
Eliza
On Apr 19, 2009, at 12:08 AM, Tiffany D wrote:
Thanks Guys, Utorrent came up the winner. It's much more accessible
with VO than Bittorrent. I appreciate your suggestions.
Brett
On Apr 19, 2009, at 8:41 AM, kaare dehard wrote:
>
> try utorrent. it has both mac and pc versions that I have tried and
> both are quite accessible.
>
> On 1
Oh right on! :) If it wasn't for his Proterm talking terminal
emulator, I wouldn't have become addicted to chat networks. I might
still be a virgin, even. :)
Mark BurningHawk
Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969
MSN: burninghawk1...@hotmail.com
My home page:
http://MarkBurningHawk.net/
-
I remember System 7 and OutSpoken. Macintalk would quit for some
unknown reason and I'd have to restart my Mac. I remember that I had
to set the color to black & white before OutSpoken would work properly.
No, I have not noticed any increase in VoiceOver restarts. In fact,
there have bee
Texttalker! That's the one I got. Believe it or not, I actually got
that and Proterm from APH only a few years ago. I had an old
catalogue of their's and they had a few old things lying around. Does
anyone know of a place that sells vintage tech for the blind, not just
computer stuff but gener
Ah, Larry isn't quite that old, but he is aging nicely. He works for
APH these days and last I knew, doing very well.
On Apr 19, 2009, at 10:37 AM, Mark Baxter wrote:
>
> I used Textalker, spelled just that walk, put out by Street
> Electronics Corp. Software by Larry Skutcham (sp?) I hear he
Yes it does it has an embedded flash video player on the main page
area. Here is how to get it started. Given that flash content is not
accessible on the Mac with voiceover, thanks Adobe, you will need to
activate mouse keys once you are on the text that tells you what the
video is. Then h
ah so we can't access it?
On 19 Apr 2009, at 16:41, Dean Wilcox wrote:
>
> If you mean the link to the Archers related content it does have
> audio content you just need to click a button to get it to
> play. That button is in the flash.
>
> At 16:23 19/04/2009, you wrote:
>
>>h
If you mean the link to the Archers related content it does have
audio content you just need to click a button to get it to
play. That button is in the flash.
At 16:23 19/04/2009, you wrote:
> hi ignore m last rant, the site i illuded to
> doesn't have any audio
>content on i
Its the usual BBC style video where you need to click the play button
in the flash movie. Maybe if it just played you'd be ok but it doesn't.
At 16:22 19/04/2009, you wrote:
> hi i want to play this video
>
>http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers/backstage/tom_and_amy_video.shtml
Hello Esther,
On Apr 19, 2009, at 12:34 AM, Esther wrote:
>
> 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
>
A.R. This is truly maddening! I tried
hi ignore m last rant, the site i illuded to doesn't have any
audio
content on it
will
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hi i want to play this video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers/backstage/tom_and_amy_video.shtml
as i an archers fan but will safari on the mac let me play it?
no. that's the one disadvantage with mac in my view that adobe have
not integrated flash access for us
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the old os's were just numbered, no nice marketing stuff like cat
names. Just a number.
On 18-Apr-09, at 3:59 PM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> 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.
> O
try utorrent. it has both mac and pc versions that I have tried and
both are quite accessible.
On 18-Apr-09, at 1:47 AM, Brett Campbell wrote:
>
> Has anyone found a fully accessible file sharing client? I've tried
> Bittorrent, but most everything is announced as unknown. Suggestions
> with
I used Textalker, spelled just that walk, put out by Street
Electronics Corp. Software by Larry Skutcham (sp?) I hear he's still
around the accessibility scene somewhere, man he's gotta be like 80 by
now. :)
Mark BurningHawk
Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969
MSN: burninghawk1...@hotm
Outspoken was great up until system 6, and even though I didn't use it
after that, Berkeley systems put out patches for it through System
seven or eight. I held down a job, used a network and the Internet
(such as it was), wrote a novel-length work of science fiction with
it. I used a 24
I gave a presentation on the use of the Mac with OutSpoken to the
Visually Impaired and Blind User's Group in 1990, shortly after moving
to Boston, MA to take a job in which I used the Mac and OutSpoken to
perform my job duties. At the time, a rep from one of the local
institutions who wa
For the Apple II series there was a game called Nightcrawler. which
was a knock-off of the centipede game for arcade machines. I made
geek fame by scoring first or second in every Nightcrawler Apple II
gathering we would take over the computer room for. *grin* I also
remember those tal
The only VO crash I think I've noticed is occurring sometimes in
Ichat, when I attempt to interact with the html frame to read the
messages. In about five seconds, vo says, "Oh, have we started
again?" which is what I have it say when it starts up, and then all's
well. If this is the wor
I used `netscape with OS 8 and OutSpoken, oh yes, and iCab. WE always
got rid of IE.
Cheers,
Anne
On Apr 19, 2009, at 11:11 AM, Jessi Rathwell wrote:
>
> camino? hmm. never heard of it, lol. and IE? eww! lol. so glad safari
> was invented!! haha.
> peace and positivity
> Jes
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Good morning,
I kow that the iPhone does not have a screen-reader, probably not even
possible to develop unless you're Apple. But, has anyone heard of an
e-mail application for the iPhone that using TTS to be self-voicing?
Looking for a low vision friend.
Thanks,
Everett
Follow me on Tw
Hey listers. I recently discovered a program for the other os called
Teamtalk and decided to try it out in a vm on my beloved Imac. Now
here's the problem i have: When i try to load teamtalk i repeatedly
get the error message "Unable to load file: http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionarie
Hey there.
I sorta have to protest here.:-) Outspoken was a hell of a good screen
reader for being as primitive as it seemed. Ok, you didn't have all
those fancy things you can do nowadays with screen readers, but it had
quite a lot of inventive tricks that you could do. For graphical
obje
Just curious since i never have layed my hands on an Apple II, what
screen readers were used on those beasts and how were they compared to
the screen readers for Dos or such at that time?
/Krister
19 apr 2009 kl. 06.08 skrev Tiffany D:
>
> I thought it was just me with the restarting. But y
yeah, that would be interesting, a history lesson about accessibility.
although, it doesn't seem like there was too much accessibility before
VO. outspoken seemed like it only did so much. that's funny people
were protesting against GUI's though, although I can see how they
might think tha
Hi,
There were no such names as "tiger" or "leopard" at that time. As far
as i remember the system was called "system 7". I think it was called
"Macos" from v8 or possibly v9 but i can be wrong.
It would be interesting with a little history lesson from a blindness
perspective of apple produc
camino? hmm. never heard of it, lol. and IE? eww! lol. so glad safari
was invented!! haha.
peace and positivity
Jessi
follow me on twitter www.twitter.com/canadian_diva
On 18-Apr-09, at 11:06 PM, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The default browser was Camino and IE 5.5.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex,
>
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