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

  • From: "rj" <rjf1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 22:25:11 -0500

I hate a person who doesn't know what the delete key is. And than don't know
how to express themselves.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Skarstad" <toonhead5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 7:28 PM
Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: I Beg everyone to read! Please Read!


> it's an off topic post. Don't you just hate those?
> At 02:53 PM 11/11/2004, you wrote:
> >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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