RE: Looking for XP Drivers to Support Dectalk Express

  • From: "Jim Grimsby" <jimgrims@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:14:42 -0800

Well to tell the truth this was not direct support on the part of jaws
as I explained in another message this was support of the express threw
dectalk pc emulation. 
Hth 

jim grimsby 
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-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of James Homuth
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 11:55 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Looking for XP Drivers to Support Dectalk Express


For the record, JFW has supported the Deck talk Express since version 
2.0. That was back in the day of windos 3.1, so you still ran DOS and 
needed the drivers for that. But from a Windows point of view it was
supported.

James, List Admin
At 11:39 AM 2/27/2006, you wrote:
>hi.  JAWS has directly supported the dectalk express, right from
>version 3.0 on up to 7.0.  So xp requires no drivers for it. It did 
>if you were running the dectalk express under dos, but this is a 
>completely different story.
>So, your client will be able to plug in his dectalk express, install 
>JAWS and it'll work right off.  I also agree about upgrading to the 
>most recent version, 7.0 if he can afford it.  See, this is why it's 
>unfortunate that people fall behind in their JAWS upgrades.  But 
>then again, money don't exactly grow on trees.
>Either way, that's the real story. I've had my dectalk express since 
>1997 and it's worked under every windows operating system I've ever 
>used, windows 95, 98 and xp home with no drivers, accept those 
>that  JAWS installs itself.
>
>
>
>
>
>At 10:24 AM 2/27/2006, you wrote:
>>If he has the operating system of Windows XP Home or Professional he 
>>will need to at least upgrade to version 4.01 (I believe), check the 
>>Freedom Scientific website at: http://www.freedomscientific.com/
>>
>>Though, I would advise your client/friend to upgrade to the latest 
>>version which is 7.0. Again, you'll have to check pricing with Freedom

>>Scientific for upgrading and suggest that he also purchase a software 
>>maintenance agreement (SMA).
>>
>>As far as I know, JAWS has always supported the DEC-Talk speech 
>>synthesizer and I don't know where or what kind of information someone

>>has been feeding him.
>>
>>Cheers!
>>
>>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
>>Behalf Of Ray Campbell
>>Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 5:36 AM
>>To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: RE: Looking for XP Drivers to Support Dectalk Express
>>
>>Hi All:
>>
>>Thanks for all the help with XP Drivers for Dectalk.   My next
question
>>is, what is the lowest version of JFW that will support Dectalk on XP?

>>Our client is using JFW 3.5 and seems reluctant to upgrade; I'm 
>>thinking he may have to upgrade if he wants to use JFW on XP let alone

>>Dectalk.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
>>Adaptive Technology Center
>>Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired 1850 
>>W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL  60608
>>312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
>>888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
>>ray.campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
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