I, too, started out in DOS and am glad I did, because of the background knowledge.
Judy----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lange" <trlange@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:52 PM Subject: Re: what is best way to learn JAWS and the pc as a total newbie?
Hi,I started out as a DOS user back in 1994, using the Artic BusinessVision screen reader for DOS, and Artic Winvision for Windows. When JFW came out I got a timed evaluation of version 1.21 and worked through the six cassettes. They helped a lot, considering that I was using Windows 3.1, which in hindsight, was a very clunky user interface. When Windows 95 came along it was like a breath of fresh air, a much more linear interface that was easy to navigate. But I digress. Fifteen years later, I can still say that the JAWS basic training materials are still very good, even for a novice computer user. I'm in charge of a training program out here in Los Angeles, and many of our blind clients are new to computers. I start them out with Marvelsoft's Talking Typing Teacher to get their keyboard skills started, then move them into the JAWS basic training material, along with some one-on-one training and guidance through the Windows environment and the fundamentals of nonvisual keyboard-based navigation. Moving on from there, we use some tutorials gathered from various sources, including the Surf's Up series found at the FS web site.Tom----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <Bruce@xxxxxxxx>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:04 AM Subject: RE: what is best way to learn JAWS and the pc as a total newbie?Back in 2002, I knew next to nothing about Windows, I was a die-hard Dos user. I learned Windows and JAWS via Dan's basic training tapes, which were fabulous. Bruce On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:51:42 -0500, "Chris Smart" <chris_s@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:I've never checked out the basic training material, but I gather it assumes you are new to computers and Jaws. -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwAlternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.htmlIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.comJFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxTo unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfwAlternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.htmlIf you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw Alternative archives located at: http://n2.nabble.com/JAWS-for-Windows-f2145279.html If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
