| Something on JKR's sight. [message #247772] |
Sa, 15 April 2006 03:19 |
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I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
--
Richard The Blind Typer
Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247789 ] |
Sa, 15 April 2006 10:49 |
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On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:19:54 -0700, richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net>
wrote:
>I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
>papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
>something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
>papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
Need to go on more than that. There's a lot of things being covered
up. Top of screen, middle, bottom? Left, center, right?
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247858 ] |
So, 16 April 2006 14:30 |
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richard e white wrote:
> I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
> papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
> something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
> papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
>
> --
> Richard The Blind Typer
> Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
It seems to be a contents page for "Half Blood Prince." At least the
first line is:-
1 The Other Minister
BriD
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247876 ] |
So, 16 April 2006 19:50 |
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richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net> wrote in news:44404A3A.7BEEEFD5 [at] cox.net:
> I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
> papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
> something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
> papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
>
> --
> Richard The Blind Typer
> Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
>
>
Its a list of the chapter titles for HBP
If you take a screen snapshot of the page before all the rest of the
display updates, you can post it to an image editor and then read it.
fine..
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247887 ] |
Mo, 17 April 2006 01:00 |
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In article <Xns97A78D137D8A6johnszalaypullmyfing [at] 63.240.76.16>,
John Szalay <john.szalay [at] pullmyfinger.att.net> wrote:
>richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net> wrote in news:44404A3A.7BEEEFD5 [at] cox.net:
>
>> I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
>> papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
>> something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
>> papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
>>
>> --
>> Richard The Blind Typer
>> Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
>
>Its a list of the chapter titles for HBP
>
>If you take a screen snapshot of the page before all the rest of the
>display updates, you can post it to an image editor and then read it.
>fine..
No, he can't. Richard is blind.
=Tamar
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247932 ] |
Mo, 17 April 2006 18:07 |
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There's an acid pop lying on the desk before the news and rumor papers
slide up over it
On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:00:44 -0000, dicconf [at] radix.net (Richard Eney)
wrote:
>In article <Xns97A78D137D8A6johnszalaypullmyfing [at] 63.240.76.16>,
>John Szalay <john.szalay [at] pullmyfinger.att.net> wrote:
>>richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net> wrote in news:44404A3A.7BEEEFD5 [at] cox.net:
>>
>>> I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
>>> papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
>>> something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
>>> papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Richard The Blind Typer
>>> Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
>>
>>Its a list of the chapter titles for HBP
>>
>>If you take a screen snapshot of the page before all the rest of the
>>display updates, you can post it to an image editor and then read it.
>>fine..
>
>No, he can't. Richard is blind.
>
>=Tamar
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247944 ] |
Mo, 17 April 2006 21:27 |
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dicconf [at] radix.net (Richard Eney) wrote in
>
>>> Richard The Blind Typer
>>> Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
>>
>>I
> No, he can't. Richard is blind.
>
> =Tamar
>
>
>
Picky picky
Sorry but
You'll not make me feel insensetive to his condition..
several years ago, before I retired.
I reworked 7 computers with dual screens for use at the reading house
for the blind.(one screen for the typist and the other for the reader in
the sound booth.)
also produced or modified thousands of control knobs for major appliances
with Braille markings/printing for use in the homes of visually impaired
owners.
( those knobs were supplied FREE of charge by the manufacter)
now back to lurking, where I should have stayed..
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247947 ] |
Mo, 17 April 2006 21:37 |
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In article <Xns97A89D7688B2Ejohnszalaypullmyfing [at] 204.127.204.17>,
John Szalay <john.szalay [at] pullmyfinger.att.net> wrote:
<snip>
> now back to lurking, where I should have stayed..
Oh, please stay, we need new viewpoints and fresh insights.
We've been mostly repeating ourselves for months.
=Tamar
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247951 ] |
Mo, 17 April 2006 23:57 |
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"Richard Eney" <dicconf [at] radix.net> wrote in message
news:1247rkindpkq12b [at] corp.supernews.com...
> In article <Xns97A89D7688B2Ejohnszalaypullmyfing [at] 204.127.204.17>,
> John Szalay <john.szalay [at] pullmyfinger.att.net> wrote:
> <snip>
>
>> now back to lurking, where I should have stayed..
>
> Oh, please stay, we need new viewpoints and fresh insights.
> We've been mostly repeating ourselves for months.
No, we do not. We will not radicalize this newsgroup to appease you pinko
commie bastards. Rigid and controlled, that is how it should remain. And if
any of you liberal bastards invent fire, I will be pissed.
>
> =Tamar
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #247953 ] |
Di, 18 April 2006 00:28 |
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John Szalay <john.szalay [at] pullmyfinger.att.net> writes:
> You'll not make me feel insensetive to his condition..
Hmmm... I was going to say he (tamar) wasn't trying to, but then I
reread what you wrote... which is the opposite of what i though you said.
I don't think Tamar was trying to sensitize or desensitize you, I
think he was trying to point out that Richard *wouldn't* be able to read
from an image program.... but then I'm not tamar, so I can't speak for
him or his intent.... and i know he certainly doesn't have a problem
speaking for hiself.
In any case, someone else answered that it was a list of chapters,
which i think is available elsewhere on the text only site.
Richard (the blind typer), if you can't find a list on the text
version let me know and i'll do a screenshot and transcribe it for
you.
> now back to lurking, where I should have stayed..
nah.. stick around... have a butterbeer and relax.
fresh blood is always welcome..
--
May no harm befall you,
flip
Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch?
Remove origin of the word spam from address to reply (leave "+")
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252810 ] |
Di, 18 April 2006 09:42 |
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On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:37:54 -0000, dicconf [at] radix.net (Richard Eney)
wrote:
>In article <Xns97A89D7688B2Ejohnszalaypullmyfing [at] 204.127.204.17>,
>John Szalay <john.szalay [at] pullmyfinger.att.net> wrote:
><snip>
>
>> now back to lurking, where I should have stayed..
>
>Oh, please stay, we need new viewpoints and fresh insights.
>We've been mostly repeating ourselves for months.
>
>=Tamar
Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252833 ] |
Di, 18 April 2006 17:49 |
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Toon wrote:
> Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
Hey, somebody had to do it.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252844 ] |
Di, 18 April 2006 22:14 |
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David wrote:
> Toon wrote:
>
> > Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
>
> Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
>
> Hey, somebody had to do it.
I would accuse you of sounding like a broken record but there may be
some here who would have no idea what I was talking about!
M_m
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252870 ] |
Mi, 19 April 2006 05:12 |
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Toon wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:19:54 -0700, richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> >I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
> >papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
> >something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
> >papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
>
> Need to go on more than that. There's a lot of things being covered
> up. Top of screen, middle, bottom? Left, center, right?
I was told that there is a paper that said contence. the paper is coverd
rather fast and after that it just peeks out at the bottom.
But I don't know where on the screen it is.
--
Richard The Blind Typer
Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252871 ] |
Mi, 19 April 2006 05:13 |
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bethbriuk [at] elvis.com wrote:
> richard e white wrote:
> > I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
> > papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
> > something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
> > papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
> >
> > --
> > Richard The Blind Typer
> > Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
>
> It seems to be a contents page for "Half Blood Prince." At least the
> first line is:-
>
> 1 The Other Minister
>
> BriD
Ho is that what it says? Thanks.
--
Richard The Blind Typer
Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252872 ] |
Mi, 19 April 2006 05:28 |
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John Szalay wrote:
> dicconf [at] radix.net (Richard Eney) wrote in
> >
> >>> Richard The Blind Typer
> >>> Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
> >>
> >>I
> > No, he can't. Richard is blind.
> >
> > =Tamar
> >
> >
> >
>
> Picky picky
> Sorry but
> You'll not make me feel insensetive to his condition..
> several years ago, before I retired.
> I reworked 7 computers with dual screens for use at the reading house
> for the blind.(one screen for the typist and the other for the reader in
> the sound booth.)
I have not run into that system. what is the sound booth for?
I know the other part.
>
>
And you know of a program that can turn a grafic picture in to a text file?
Because if you know one that works so I can have my screen reader tell me
what is in a bit map or gif file I really would like to know.
And I have tryied the page text readers. they get half the letters wrong and
I have to get some one to correct it at ten dollers an hour.
> also produced or modified thousands of control knobs for major appliances
> with Braille markings/printing for use in the homes of visually impaired
> owners.
> ( those knobs were supplied FREE of charge by the manufacter)
Once you found where to ask. The problum is that most new things are done
with the flush control panals these days. Tho after I told the locol store
why I wanted the only micro wave with a turn nob they have always had one
modle that works that way. I know the flush buttons are easyer to clean but
with the nob I can just put a bump sticky button at the minute spot and at a
few other key points and it is use able.
>
And I don't try and make people feel sorry for me. It is just easyer to ask
people here if they could see what I can't.
>
>
> now back to lurking, where I should have stayed..
--
Richard The Blind Typer
Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252873 ] |
Mi, 19 April 2006 05:38 |
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Philip Lewis wrote:
> John Szalay <john.szalay [at] pullmyfinger.att.net> writes:
> > You'll not make me feel insensetive to his condition..
> Hmmm... I was going to say he (tamar) wasn't trying to, but then I
> reread what you wrote... which is the opposite of what i though you said.
>
> I don't think Tamar was trying to sensitize or desensitize you, I
> think he was trying to point out that Richard *wouldn't* be able to read
> from an image program.... but then I'm not tamar, so I can't speak for
> him or his intent.... and i know he certainly doesn't have a problem
> speaking for hiself.
>
> In any case, someone else answered that it was a list of chapters,
> which i think is available elsewhere on the text only site.
But it is hard to guess if you found the same thing on both sights when you
don't know what the other says.
I run into diffrences in the two sights when I get my brother to see what is
going on in the main sight. there are more fun and games on the full sight
where there are missing on the text only.
>
>
> Richard (the blind typer), if you can't find a list on the text
> version let me know and i'll do a screenshot and transcribe it for
> you.
Thanks for the offer. But I don't realy need it. I was woundering if it
might have anything to do with the next book. But as it is for the last book
and I have two audio copies of it I don't need you to transcribe it.
It was that I ran across one sight years ago where the writer left clues as
to how far he was done. I not surprised that this is not the case.
But sooner or later I think JKR will give out some of the chapter titals.
>
>
> > now back to lurking, where I should have stayed..
> nah.. stick around... have a butterbeer and relax.
> fresh blood is always welcome..
>
> --
> May no harm befall you,
> flip
> Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch?
> Remove origin of the word spam from address to reply (leave "+")
--
Richard The Blind Typer
Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252897 ] |
Mi, 19 April 2006 09:56 |
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On 18 Apr 2006 08:49:42 -0700, "David" <dmclallen [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>Toon wrote:
>
>> Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
>
>Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
>
>Hey, somebody had to do it.
I already did.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252898 ] |
Mi, 19 April 2006 09:58 |
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On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:12:42 -0700, richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net>
wrote:
>Toon wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:19:54 -0700, richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I had my brother over the other day and he said just before a bunch of
>> >papers land on the desk on JKR's sight there was a paper that said
>> >something but he was not fast enugf to read it before the decending
>> >papers coverd it. Does any one know what it says?
>>
>> Need to go on more than that. There's a lot of things being covered
>> up. Top of screen, middle, bottom? Left, center, right?
>
>I was told that there is a paper that said contence. the paper is coverd
>rather fast and after that it just peeks out at the bottom.
>But I don't know where on the screen it is.
yeah, that should have been the aforementioned chapter listings.
because down on the bottom I saw The Other Minister, or whatever the
correct title is. Nothing new or hint worthy.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252916 ] |
Mi, 19 April 2006 15:41 |
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Toon wrote:
> On 18 Apr 2006 08:49:42 -0700, "David" <dmclallen [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Toon wrote:
> >
> >> Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
> >
> >Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
> >
> >Hey, somebody had to do it.
>
> I already did.
I knew I heard it somewhere.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252922 ] |
Mi, 19 April 2006 22:07 |
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richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net> wrote in
news:4445AE46.69917111 [at] cox.net:
>
>> I reworked 7 computers with dual screens for use at the reading house
>> for the blind.(one screen for the typist and the other for the reader
>> in the sound booth.)
>
> I have not run into that system. what is the sound booth for?
> I know the other part.
>
>>
>>
Its the system they used to transcribe books into recordings.
the typist reads the book, and types the text into the computer
a second screen within the recording booth, the person in the booth
reads the text on the screen and records the book to tape.
by doing that way they remove any external sounds, IE: page turning,
sounds of keyboard what ever.
Its been a few years since I worked with the blind school and the
recording house.. they may have inproved the system since then.
>
> And you know of a program that can turn a grafic picture in to a text
> file? Because if you know one that works so I can have my screen
> reader tell me what is in a bit map or gif file I really would like to
> know. And I have tryied the page text readers. they get half the
> letters wrong and I have to get some one to correct it at ten dollers
> an hour.
>
>
not off hand, I will ask..
> Once you found where to ask. The problum is that most new things are
> done with the flush control panals these days. Tho after I told the
> locol store why I wanted the only micro wave with a turn nob they have
> always had one modle that works that way. I know the flush buttons
> are easyer to clean but with the nob I can just put a bump sticky
> button at the minute spot and at a few other key points and it is use
> able.
>
Thats one of the things we did, I worked for a appliance manufactures
design department, we supplied the Braille modified knobs if asked..
>>
>
> And I don't try and make people feel sorry for me. It is just easyer
> to ask people here if they could see what I can't.
>
> --
> Richard The Blind Typer
> Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
>
>
Never tried nor felt the need to feel sorry for anyone,
Just did the best I could to make life a little fairer
for all that needed a little help..
also installed Kurzewell voice units on computers for several
visualy challenged workers that we had with us. so I do
know where you are coming from..
NOW I go back to lurking..
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252947 ] |
Do, 20 April 2006 11:35 |
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In article <1145454097.786009.92920 [at] i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
David <dmclallen [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>
>Toon wrote:
>> On 18 Apr 2006 08:49:42 -0700, "David" <dmclallen [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Toon wrote:
>> >
>> >> Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
>> >
>> >Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
>> >
>> >Hey, somebody had to do it.
>>
>> I already did.
>
>I knew I heard it somewhere.
You heard it here first. :-)
=Tamar
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #252992 ] |
Fr, 21 April 2006 09:57 |
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On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:35:47 -0000, dicconf [at] radix.net (Richard Eney)
wrote:
>In article <1145454097.786009.92920 [at] i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
>David <dmclallen [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>Toon wrote:
>>> On 18 Apr 2006 08:49:42 -0700, "David" <dmclallen [at] gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Toon wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
>>> >
>>> >Not to mention, we've been repeating ourselves for months.
>>> >
>>> >Hey, somebody had to do it.
>>>
>>> I already did.
>>
>>I knew I heard it somewhere.
>
>You heard it here first. :-)
>
>=Tamar
This is one long pointless thread now.
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| Re: Something on JKR's sight. [message #253476 ] |
Fr, 28 April 2006 08:49 |
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John Szalay wrote:
> richard e white <chiphead [at] cox.net> wrote in
> news:4445AE46.69917111 [at] cox.net:
>
> >
> >> I reworked 7 computers with dual screens for use at the reading house
> >> for the blind.(one screen for the typist and the other for the reader
> >> in the sound booth.)
> >
> > I have not run into that system. what is the sound booth for?
> > I know the other part.
> >
> >>
> >>
>
> Its the system they used to transcribe books into recordings.
> the typist reads the book, and types the text into the computer
> a second screen within the recording booth, the person in the booth
> reads the text on the screen and records the book to tape.
> by doing that way they remove any external sounds, IE: page turning,
> sounds of keyboard what ever.
> Its been a few years since I worked with the blind school and the
> recording house.. they may have inproved the system since then.
I understand. It is much the same other then the ones I have been to are
now starting with word files gotten from the publishers. Though the one I
saw went over the books and thought about what they would add in. They
don't change the text. they decide waht if any word puns they see as
inportant. And if they are going to explain any pictures in the book. But
then the place I was at did mainly colege text books.
>
> >
> > And you know of a program that can turn a grafic picture in to a text
> > file? Because if you know one that works so I can have my screen
> > reader tell me what is in a bit map or gif file I really would like to
> > know. And I have tryied the page text readers. they get half the
> > letters wrong and I have to get some one to correct it at ten dollers
> > an hour.
> >
> >
> not off hand, I will ask..
Thanks.
>
>
> > Once you found where to ask. The problum is that most new things are
> > done with the flush control panals these days. Tho after I told the
> > locol store why I wanted the only micro wave with a turn nob they have
> > always had one modle that works that way. I know the flush buttons
> > are easyer to clean but with the nob I can just put a bump sticky
> > button at the minute spot and at a few other key points and it is use
> > able.
> >
> Thats one of the things we did, I worked for a appliance manufactures
> design department, we supplied the Braille modified knobs if asked..
>
> >>
> >
> > And I don't try and make people feel sorry for me. It is just easyer
> > to ask people here if they could see what I can't.
> >
> > --
> > Richard The Blind Typer
> > Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
> >
> >
>
>
> Never tried nor felt the need to feel sorry for anyone,
> Just did the best I could to make life a little fairer
> for all that needed a little help..
>
> also installed Kurzewell voice units on computers for several
> visualy challenged workers that we had with us. so I do
> know where you are coming from..
I never heard of that one. But then I mainly used the deck talk stuff
before the people at GW-micro came up with a vertion of windoweyes that
didn't need any fancy speach parts added to the computer.
I am rather glad that so many people play computer games. With all the new
sound cards they came up for playing games the speach programs now don't
need hard to find cards. My cost of a computer for my screen reader dropped
by one half when that happend.
Did you ever see one of the page things that is made of pins? it is kind of
like brail but it does a page wide set of pins and can be set to show line
art. I never could come up with the cash to take one home. But I have
played with one or two at tech demos.
>
--
Richard The Blind Typer
Lets Hear It For Talking Computers.
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