RE: OFF TOPIC: I Beg everyone to read! Please Read!

  • From: James <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 19:25:40 -0500

I've delt with it. Now please drop the thread, before I decide to deal with 
again. And that will result in the next person who posts on this matter 
being moderated or removed.
James,
List Admin

At 07:22 PM 11/13/2004, you wrote:
>Oh boy all you people need to get a life for one and for to we are not =
>the
>list moderators james is and if he has a problem he should deal with it =
>not
>us. =20
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
>Behalf
>Of Francis Daniels
>Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:20 PM
>To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: I Beg everyone to read! Please Read!
>
>
>Knock off the offensive language.
>
>Francis
>
>----- Original Message -----=20
>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:=20
> > http://www.binaryrevelations.com/talkback/WinFrotzTTS2002_setup.exe
> >
> > Public domain games:=20
> > 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=20
> > 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=20
> > our
>parents
> > over the Thanksgiving Holiday.  We do not need to take a copy of our=20
> > 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! =20
> > 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=20
> > female U.K. voice comes on.  "Yes", Eloquence or DECTalk Express, or=20
> > whatever speech engine y  ou have running for JAWS will be on, but it=20
> > will not interfere with the game.  I know, because I was one of the=20
> > beta tester since the beginning. The JAWS speech engine will speak=20
> > 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=20
> > 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=20
> > 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=20
> > joking! For Example, in my beta release, I had seven saved game files=20
> > for one
>game,
> > five for another, and three for another, and none of the saved game=20
> > files for any of these games were mixed together.  That is correct,=20
> > all three games were saved in their specific folder!  Yeah!  Louder=20
> > YEAH!!
> >
> > Look, there are many more updates,but you will see for yourself when=20
> > you start playing.  The only thing I ask is that you just drop an=20
> > E-mail to Scott and thank him, for all he has done for the blind=20
> > 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=20
> > example, he is working on a utility with will allow the PC user to=20
> > import other games into the WinFrotzTTS2002 Interpreter.  If you have=20
> > suggestions like this, send him an E-mail and let him know.... The=20
> > 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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