re: Preview of JAWS 12
- From: "Alan Clendinen" <alanclendinen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:14:08 -0400
Cy,
I used to work for an Apple dealership, and was a die-hard promoter of the
Macintosh. After losing my eyesight in 91, I went back to college to become
a software engineer. Needless to say, all the classes required use of an MS
Windows operating system, because there were far more options for compilers
and programming tools written for Windows.
That's where I first began using JAWS for Windows and JAWS for DOS.
The built-in screen-reader app for Macs is probably better than the old
OutSpoken, but it's not fair to compare a screen-reader produced 20 years
ago with a screen-reader written today. I will say, however, that from what
I've seen, JFW 11 is a much more capable and versatile screen-reader than
the one Apple offers. This is probably due to the fact that JAWS has to make
constant improvements in order to compete in the marketplace, while Apple's
screen-reader has no competition.
Alan
Cy wrote:
Alan,
I also used Outspoken in the early 90s.
You are almost correct, Outspoken made the Mac *almost* useable. (LOLLOLLOL)
Compared to what we have today it was very basic to say the least.
That is actually why I migrated to the DOS/Windows machines. I believe the
first speech software I used on a DOS machine was Artic and used a
Symphonics 215 speech board. It was also pretty limited but better than
Outspoken.
I wish I had the guts to just switch back to a Mac and leave all this W7,
JAWS 11 and so on behind. (LOL)
Cy, The Anasazi.
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