[vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 20:11:16 +0100
Eleanor,
From whom did you or your agency get your JAWS? blazie UK is, if you like,
a carry-over from the former company called Blazie Engineering in the US who
merged with Henter-Joyce (then US developers and main distributors of JAWS)
to form what we know as Freedom Scientific, Inc. Blazie did the 'braille
side' - developed stuff like the Braille 'N Speak and Braille Lite versions
prior to 2001 when FS was formed. So, S&S is not a UK replica of Freedom
Scientific, nor is Blazie UK. There are UK people who get their JAWS
through Blazie UK, as I've heard accounted. (I guess, however, that Blazie
are in these cases a reseller for Sight And Sound.) RNIB also redistributes
JAWS? (Much the same would apply to them.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 7:49 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
Tony this is very interesting indeed. Now I know of Sight and Sound
Technologies but interestingly I had always thought of Blazie Engineering
who are representatives for Freedom Scientific being the main suppliers of
Jaws. I contacted them, Blazie re the Braille Blazer, a Freedom Scientific
product only to learn of Sight and Sound also selling Jaws. I will have to
contact Sight and Sound re this Dongle. I only got to know of the Dongle
through the guy at Blazie. Never made an inquiry about the price so I have
that shock to come yet. That was great infkormation Paul passed on to me/us
this morning.
Eleanor
----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tony Sweeney" <tonysweeney1@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 4:57 PM
Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
> Hi Eleanor,
>
> I am going to be saving the list a bit of time now as I will too I expect
be
> acquiring Jaws 9 and will file Paul's very good email for future
reference!
>
> I understand you to be living in the UK so the best people to contact re
> your query is Sight & Sound and ask for technical support.
>
> You could ask for William or the other gentleman whose name I have
forgotten
> now [smile]
>
> They are the suppliers for the UK!
>
> For all intents and purposes, part of FS.
>
> You will get their number from directory enquiries.
>
> I got their number from Dublin directories without knowing where in the
UK
> S & S lived!
>
> Tony.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:23 PM
> Subject: [vip_students] Re: Jaws dongle!
>
>
> > Paul this is fantastic information. I do have the full liscence. Your
> > information is superb and if I get the dongle then I am up and away. I
> > appreciate what you are saying re Admin permissions etc but it would be
> good
> > on family or fiends PCs where they would not mind. Even here I have my
> > nephew and if I am showing him something just to plug in to his laptop
> would
> > be good. Now the thorny question is the cost. Do you have any idea of
> > that?
> >
> > Thank you again for your good wishes re Pedro. Much appreciated.
> >
> > Look forward to more on Jaws dongle.
> >
> > Eleanor
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul Traynor" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 12:58 PM
> > Subject: [vip_students] Jaws dongle!
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hi Eleanor,
> > >
> > > In order to use the jaws dongle, you have to have a full license of
jaws
> > > which I think you have already. When you go to purchase the jaws
dongle
> > you
> > > submit your authorization code to whomever it is that you re
purchasing
> it
> > > from. You can then download a portable version of the jaws 9 software
> and
> > > put it onto a pen drive and along with the dongle which also looks
like
> a
> > > small pen drive you can have jaws on any computer you are working on
for
> > the
> > > duration of your work. However you will also need to take down a piece
> of
> > > software called "FSVideoIntercept.exe" this is very important and gets
> > > installed first as it links the jaws portable software with the video
> card
> > > of the computer you are working on. You would have to have either
> sighted
> > > help to install this or use the built in speech on windows XP called
> > > "narrator" which is very basic but should be enough to help you
install
> > > this file. It takes about 2 minutes or so to install it and if you are
> > > working on a computer in a network like in a university etc then you
> need
> > > full admin rights to that computer given by an administrator.
> > > After installing the video intercept software, you need to reboot the
> > > computer and now with your pen drive plugged in along with the dongle
> also
> > > plugged into an extra USB port you can summon up the jaws portable
> version
> > > like as follows:
> > >
> > > 1. Go to the start menu and arrow down to run. Press enter key and
type
> in
> > > the following.
> > >
> > > X:\jaws9
> > > Then press enter.
> > >
> > > Note:X: is the drive letter that the jaws 9 portable version is
> installed
> > > onto so it would most likely be on your computer, "e:\jaws9"
> > >
> > > Here in Ireland if you already have a version of jaws like jaws 7
> upwards
> > > then you can purchase I think the dongle jaws for about 70 euros.
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > >
> > > ********************************************************************
> > >
> > > NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments
> > > is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended
> > > recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of
> > > the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify
> > > the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to
> > > delete it and any attachments from your system.
> > >
> > > NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated
> > > by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However,
> > > it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are
> > > transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments.
> > >
> > > Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email
> > > and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily
> > > represent the views of NCBI
> > >
> > >
> > > ********************************************************************
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Other related posts:
