[macvoiceover] Re: apple mac accessibility?
- From: Josh de Lioncourt <overlord@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:27:46 -0700
In the 1980's, Apple 2 computers were accessible with hardware
synthesizers for TTS and a couple of screen readers, most notably
Textalker from APH. The Echo line of synths and Slotbuster were
probably the two most popular hardware text-to-speech options, the
former being made by Street Electronics.
When Mac came along, visually impaired users had access through a
screen reader called outSpoken, made by Alva, which was an excellent
solution. I used it for several years, and even used the Windows
version for a while.
Hope this brief history helps.
On Jun 16, 2009, at 8:13 AM, Josh wrote:
Hello
Ok I have a question. On the apple website it says they have a 20
some year history of accessibility. So, how did blind people use
apples before Voice over came along?
Josh
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