[gui-talk] Article: Dolphin's VISTA Commitment totheir Customers

Wed Jan 31 11:07:26 CST 2007

Nick,
thanks for the description. While Hal sounds very spiffy in a lot of  ways, 
which you explain very vividly, it also sounds as if those very advantages 
are ones that wouldn't matter a whit to me in regard to my basic 
Windows/word/IE/OE needs on a single, home computer.

So I don't have to kick myself for just having forked over some more money 
for another Jaws SMA, even as I prepare a horribly long list of glitches and 
really inconvenient stuff that my new Jaws 8 does, worse out of the starting 
gate than any earlier Jaws version I've used. But that's way off topic, and 
too much to go into anyway.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W. Nick Dotson" <nickdotson at bellsouth.net>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Article: Dolphin's VISTA Commitment totheir 
Customers

I love Hal because it doesn't slow down my network functioning, and, it 
allows me to investigate and use the actual screen layout, unless I tell it 
specifically
to make it an easier to navigate list view.  But for working with sighted 
colleatgues and/or tech support personnel it is grand.  Also, it has a 
plethora of ways
you can indicate message, keyboard, and review voices and much much more. 
They were the first to allow Push technology, so any seat on a network
with a sound card can become the adaptive workstation, and, they've got 
great braille display and external speech synthesizer support.  There is 
much
screen configuration, and even preparation of screen maps which requires 
much less end-user expertise to develop than some other available methods of
developing configurations for programs, and generally, I can get much useful 
insight into how a new application works, with the out of the box settings. 
I'm
no expert in the use of the program, tending to see my screen readers as a 
necessary means of accessing the application I want to be running, but 
except
for the dirth of US trainers and support, really enjoy using it...  And, I 
find the method of linking commands between primary visual or auditory 
output easy to
use if working SuperNova with a partially sighted person easy and intuitive 
because it's the same command structure, except the subordinate one uses
"shift", if memory serves...  (grin)  And, they don't penalize the user who 
must user different operating systems at home and school or work with a 
pricing
structure which penalizes the working or accademic user using say, xp pro, 
Windows 2000, or the corporate flavor of Vista.

Nick

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:25:38 -0800, Joel Deutsch wrote:

 thanks, Nick. I remember having heard those products mentioned from time to
 time.
 rmeme----- Original Message ----- 
 From: "W. Nick Dotson" <nickdotson at bellsouth.net>
 To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
 Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 7:50 AM
 Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Article: Dolphin's VISTA Commitment totheir
 Customers

 Screen Readers: Hal Speech, SuperNova speech and screen enhancement/most
 people think of that is merely large print, and the last one, who's name I
 can't remember, Screen Enhancement...

 Nick

 On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:15:41 -0800, Joel Deutsch wrote:

  Would anyone like to tell me what these products are? I happen not to know
  what Dolphin makes and sells, and after patiently traversing what must 
have
  been three screens' worth of copy and still not hearing what I should have
  heard in the lead paragraph, a mention of what these products are, I am
  giving up and going on to check the rest of my morning's first email. I
  think these people need a new corporate communications department. Again,
  sorry if whatever they make is dearly beloved by folks more knowledgeable
  about the adaptive tech market than I am. But really, now.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Steve Pattison" <srp at internode.on.net>
  To: "GUI Talk" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>; "Access-L" <access-l at access-l.com>
  Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 1:11 AM
  Subject: [gui-talk] Article: Dolphin's VISTA Commitment to their Customers

  This information is taken from the Dolphin home page at
  www.yourdolphin.com.  -Steve.

  Dolphin's VISTA Commitment to their Customers
  29-Jan-2007

  Dolphin customers have long valued the Dolphin ethos that users
  should have access
  to the same first-rate functionality available at the same affordable
  price, irrespective
  of which Windows operating system their PC has installed. This
  certainly holds true,
  as Dolphin announces its Vista support in the form of version 8.01.

  It's Simple - One price, support for all 5 Vista Editions.

  Supernova, Hal, LunarPlus and Lunar version 8.01 will offer the same
  excellent functionality
  as version 7.03, but will introduce support for the Home Basic, Home
  Premium, Business,
  Ultimate and Enterprise editions of Vista, as well as continuing to
  support Windows
  XP Home and XP Professional.

  "Why should visually impaired people continually have to compromise?
  Our users want
  their favourite Dolphin software to access all of the new Vista
  editions" explains
  Hazel Shaw, Group Marketing Manager for Dolphin. "Following 12 months
  of extensive
  Vista beta testing for Microsoft, V8.01 will offer this no compromise
  solution."
  Dolphin's Vista Guarantee

  Scheduled for early 2nd
    quarter of 2007, v8.01 demonstrates Dolphin's commitment to
  ensuring that visually
  impaired people retain their right to choice.

  "Customers who purchase their Dolphin product after the official
  release of MS Vista
  will be entitled to a free upgrade to v8.01. Version 8.01 will also
  be localised
  immediately and available in all the current version 7 languages."

  "Existing version 7 customers can also upgrade free of charge should
  they decide
  to upgrade their PC to one of the five Vista editions.  Similarly
  version 7 users
  that decide against upgrading to Vista will not be charged more for
  not moving to
  v8.01 when future upgrades become available. Our primary goal is to
  maintain our
  user's choice"

  Dolphin requests that new Dolphin customers, purchasing after the
  official release
  of Vista, and existing version 7 customers that decide to upgrade
  their PCs to Vista,
  should register their interest with their local Dolphin dealer or
  alternatively by
  emailing info at dolphinuk.co.uk.

  Terms & Conditions

  The free upgrade to v8.01 will be available for download only from
  the Dolphin website.
  Please be aware that the file size will be relatively large and a
  reasonable Internet
  connection speed will be required.

  The free upgrade will only be available for 60 days after the
  official release of
  v8.01.

  After the 60 days the upgrade will become chargeable at the normal
  upgrade price
  for the Dolphin product.  Visit the Dolphin website for upgrade price
  details.

  The free upgrade is restricted to registered Dolphin users with
  v7.01, v7.02 & 7.03
  serial numbers.

  V8.01 will not include additional functionality and is therefore only
  suitable for
  customers moving to the Vista operating system.

  V7 customers that do not upgrade their operating system to Vista and
  therefore do
  not move to v8.01 will NOT be penalised financially when purchasing
  future upgrades.
  Dolphin and Dolphin's local agents can not accept responsibility for
  email notification
  of the release of version 8.01 not reaching the customer due to spam
  filters and
  other problems.

  Pen customers should note there may be a nominal charge to cover post
  and packaging
  costs.

  Regards Steve
  Email:  srp at internode.on.net
  Skype:  steve1963
  MSN Messenger:  internetuser383 at hotmail.com
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