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Steve Dresser <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:09:40 -0500
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John,

Well, I guess it won't work very well if it won't even install.  Then again, 
it won't mess anything up either.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 20:27
Subject: Re: Another psk31 Question


> The one time I tried it it wouldn't even install. I'm not saying that's 
> how
> it would be for everyone computers being computers, but that's what 
> happened
> when I tried it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 8:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Another psk31 Question
>
>
>> Colin,
>>
>> I asked FS about this, and the substance of what they said is that you 
>> can
>> run later versions of JFW on a 98 machine and they will probably work for
>> the most part.  In other words, don't be surprised if some things don't
>> quite work as advertised.  I'd say try it and see what happens.  If you
>> don't like it, you can always roll back to an earlier version.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 19:21
>> Subject: Re: Another psk31 Question
>>
>>
>>>i wonder...microsoft doesn't  "support" win 98 and win 95 either, but
>>>those
>>> OS's still work just great.
>>> I guess I should just stick jfw 8 or 9 on a win 98 machine and see for
>>> myself....freedom scientific must have made anything after 7.1 purposely
>>> not
>>> work with 98 since most of the basic stuff is the same in jaws since 
>>> that
>>> release.
>>> perhaps support means tech support as opposed to actually being able to
>>> work.
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Lou Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 5:09 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Another psk31 Question
>>>
>>>
>>>> Not true.  Look at Freedom Scientific's web site.  Versions of JAWS 
>>>> from
>>>> version 7.1 on do not support Windows 98 or ME.  Freedom Scientific
>>> directs
>>>> you to run version 7.0 or older for 98 and ME, and version 6.20 or 
>>>> older
>>>> for Windows 95.
>>>>
>>>> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 11:07 AM 11/26/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>>>> >yes, but any new version of JFW, not sure about  window eyes will work
>>>> >on
>>>> >98.
>>>> >Its when you try to use anything before JFW402 i think on xp that
>>>> >doesn't
>>>> >work.
>>>> >I suspect that jaws9 still has original jfw2.0 code in it that is just
>>>> >dormant.
>>>> >I have never used window eyes so i can't speak to GW micro's 
>>>> >practices.
>>>> >
>>>> >73
>>>> >Colin, V A6BKX
>>>> >
>>>> >----- Original Message -----
>>>> >From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> >Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 1:04 AM
>>>> >Subject: Re: Another psk31 Question
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > > I wonder if GW Micro will sell old versions of Window-eyes, as with
>>> JFw,
>>>> > > they stoped supporting windows 98 a couple of years ago.
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
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>>>> >11/24/2007 5:58 PM
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
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>>>> >11/26/2007 9:08 PM
>>>>
>>>> Louis Kim Kline
>>>> A.R.S. K2LKK
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>>>> Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5740
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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