Re: JAWS question for a friend

  • From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 09:53:05 -0700

That little quote does bother me, as well. I think rather than visualizing 
the cat being "connected" to the buttered toast, it works better to consider 
what happens if we smear butter on the cat's back.

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Soronel Haetir" <soronel.haetir@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 07:44
Subject: Re: JAWS question for a friend


Toast lands butter side down so long as you buttered the correct side.

On 5/4/10, Kerri <shalom75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> But does nvda use Braille displays?
> If cats always land on their feet and buttered toast always lands buttered
> side down, what happens if you dropped a cat that was connected to the
> buttered toast?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cy Selfridge" <cyselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 6:17 AM
> Subject: RE: JAWS question for a friend
>
>
>>I have found that about every other version of JAWS clears up what the
>> previous version fouled up.
>> 12 should clear up the problems from 11 and, unfortunately, I stop with 
>> 13
>> so I will probably have to go one more shot.
>> I sincerely hope that NVDA continues to progress.
>> Cy, The Anasazi
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>> Behalf
>> Of Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS)
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 6:55 AM
>> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: RE: JAWS question for a friend
>>
>> You said it, brother.  I just hope that 12, whenever it comes, clears up
>> 11's major problems.  It is the first version I've found (and I go back
>> to 1.X) that was a total waste of money.
>>
>> Ted
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Dave Carlson
>> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 6:06 PM
>> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: JAWS question for a friend
>>
>> Gerald,
>>
>> I guess the lesson we learn is that it's cheaper ($100 per pro version)
>> to
>> keep the SMA updated, than to let it lapse, which then costs you $200 to
>> get
>> started again, and then $200 for the next two revisions. Sort of like
>> life
>> insurance -- you pay and pay because you don't dare to not pay.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 13:17
>> Subject: Re: JAWS question for a friend
>>
>>
>>
>> Yikes!  I had no idea that upgrading from my current version of JAWS 9
>> to
>> JAWS 11 Pro is so expensive.  Guess I'll be sticking with JAWS 9 until
>> this
>> computer dies. I have better things to spend $400 on.
>>
>> Gerald
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Durber" <d.durber@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 4:05 PM
>> Subject: JAWS question for a friend
>>
>>
>>> Ok everyone:
>>>
>>>
>>> I just called FS and someone there told me the following:
>>>
>>> If you have a license for JAWS Basic, Version 10 and you are using a
>> home
>>> version of Windows, such as XP Home, the cost to upgrade to JAWS
>> Basic,
>>> Version 11, is $120.00.  The cost for the SMA for JAWS Basic, is
>> $120.00.
>>> Total for both products is $240.00.
>>>
>>> If you have a license for JAWS Pro, Version 10 and you are using a
>>> Professional version of Windows, such as XP Pro, the cost to upgrade
>> to
>>> JAWS
>>> Pro, Version 11, is $200.00.  The cost for the SMA for JAWS Pro, is
>>> $200.00.
>>> Total for both products is $400.00.
>>>
>>> (In both cases, You must purchase the SMA at the same time as the
>> upgrade
>>> for JAWS).
>>>
>>> If you have a version of JAWS, earlier than JAWS 10, the cost to
>> upgrade
>>> to
>>> JAWS will be greater.  contact Freedom Scientific or your local dealer
>> for
>>> upgrade prices.
>>>
>>> If the person at FS gave me incorrect information, regarding the above
>>> prices, please! don't shoot me! I'm only the messenger!  Also, please!
>>> don't
>>> shoot me!  It's not my fault I'm not a piano player.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Dave Durber
>>>
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