Re: OFF TOPIC: I Beg everyone to read! Please Read!
- From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:58:57 -0500
I have selected this message to respond to because Bruce has had the =
good sense to delete the original message what the offensive language. =
Actually it doesn't particularly offend me, but more to the point, it =
has been repeated at least a dozen times so far, thanks to those who =
also use up unnecessary bandwidth complaining about it.
The adults among you should have enough tolerance to ignore what was =
originally only one naughty word in one message. Because of your =
indignance and intolerance it has been reposted at least a dozen times =
and doubtless I will get to see it many more times before I get through =
all this e-mail.
Would anyone be surprised to discover who I find the more objectionable?
Grow up!
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From: "Bruce Toews" <coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 12:34 AM
Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: I Beg everyone to read! Please Read!
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> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Francis Daniels wrote:
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> > Knock off the offensive language.
> >
> > Francis
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "curmudgeon" <one2three4five6@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: I Beg everyone to read! Please Read!
> >
> >
> >> what the fuck is this
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Beto Escobar III" <betoescobar3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "JFW List Serve" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Cc: "W. Scott Dillman" <sdillman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:19 AM
> >> Subject: OFF TOPIC: I Beg everyone to read! Please Read!
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello List Serve--
> >> This is off topic in regards to JFW, but I feel it is **extremely**
> >> important for the blind community. A man by the name of W. Scott =
Dillman
> >> has updated the most current version of the WinFrotzTTS2002 =
Interpreter
> >> which was created to allow people, like us, to play text adventure =
games
> >> such as Zork I, II, III etc like what we played when we had PC's =
running
> >> under the MS DOS environment. The version of the WinFrotzTTS2002, =
Scott
> >> picked-up and began to update, was, in it's beginnings suppose to =
work for
> >> the blind gamer, hence the TTS (Text To Speech) in it's name.
> >> Unfortunately, however, it was not to be. We do, however, have a =
man now
> >> who decided to pick-up where the previous programmer left off, and =
believe
> >> it or not, he, W. Scott Dillman, got it to work! Here are the =
links,
> >> plural, below to download the most current and updated =
WinFrotzTTS2002
> >> Interpreter with a second link that has over 300 public domain text
> >> adventures, coded to work specifically with this most recent
> >> WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter! Let me continue after the links =
below...
> >>
> >> The Interpreter:
> >> http://www.binaryrevelations.com/talkback/WinFrotzTTS2002_setup.exe
> >>
> >> Public domain games:
> >> http://www.binaryrevelations.com/talkback/ifarchive_setup.exe
> >>
> >> Now, in all sincerity, the blind gamer does not need JAWS to play =
this
> > most
> >> update version of the WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter. The reason =
being is
> > that
> >> Scott, included in the code, Microsoft's Speech Engine which is a =
SAPI 4,5
> >> application. What does this mean? Well, lets say we all go see =
our
> > parents
> >> over the Thanksgiving Holiday. We do not need to take a copy of =
our JAWS
> > to
> >> install in mom's PC so we can amuse ourselves after dinner, but we =
can get
> >> someone to download this Interpreter, and it speaks on it's own! =
We will
> >> not need JAWS to play. I will let you know however, as I made =
mention
> >> already, that MS Speech Engine is a SAPI 4,5 Speech Engine, we can
> > purchase
> >> the AT&T's Natural Voices to use with this game. The aT&T's =
Natural
> > Voices
> >> is a SAPI 4,5 speech engine as well. I purchased it just for this
> > program,
> >> and everytime I click on the WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter icon, the =
female
> >> U.K. voice comes on. "Yes", Eloquence or DECTalk Express, or =
whatever
> >> speech engine y
> >> ou have running for JAWS will be on, but it will not interfere =
with the
> >> game. I know, because I was one of the beta tester since the =
beginning.
> >> The JAWS speech engine will speak during the game selection, along =
with
> > the
> >> at&T's Natural Voices, but once the game starts, it's just you and =
MS
> > speech
> >> Engine or the AT&T's Natural Voices! Let's move on, and let me =
explain a
> >> little more about other things in this wonderful interpreter for =
the blind
> >> community...
> >>
> >> Another thing that Scott did was code the WinFrotzTTS2002 =
Interpreter so
> >> that when you play a game, and save a position, the saved game file
> > resides
> >> in a specific folder specific to that game only. "Yes", I am not =
joking!
> >> For Example, in my beta release, I had seven saved game files for =
one
> > game,
> >> five for another, and three for another, and none of the saved game =
files
> >> for any of these games were mixed together. That is correct, all =
three
> >> games were saved in their specific folder! Yeah! Louder YEAH!!
> >>
> >> Look, there are many more updates,but you will see for yourself =
when you
> >> start playing. The only thing I ask is that you just drop an =
E-mail to
> >> Scott and thank him, for all he has done for the blind community! =
His
> >> E-mail address is sdillman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Let him know of =
ideas
> > you
> >> may have to further improve what he has already done. I believe, =
for
> >> example, he is working on a utility with will allow the PC user to =
import
> >> other games into the WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter. If you have =
suggestions
> >> like this, send him an E-mail and let him know....
> >> The only thing I ask of everyone is to inform everyone else who is
> > visually
> >> impaired to go to Scott's website, and download these two files. =
Have fun
> >> everybody!
> >> Your friend from the JFW List Serve,
> >> Beto Escobar III, LMSW
> >> betoescobar3@xxxxxxxxxxx
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