Dave.Tanner@p0.f210.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Tanner) (10/02/90)
Index Number: 10716 In a message of <20 Sep 90 15:41:42>, Daveed Mandell (1:101/460) writes: > >Doug: As a journalist, I have to comment on Newsbits. Doug is a human >being, and is therefore entitled to his favorite programs and >peripherals. >But, I question his journalistic integrity when he >constantly pushes Jaws, Artic, Kurzweil, and >TSI, among others, to the exclusion of Omnichron and GW Micro. >Just an observation! Hay David, I have to agree, but what gets me even more mad is his giving readers that the only place they can get shareware from is Compu Serve. I get the distinct impression that he feels that he is somehow socially above lowering himself to use a BBS. That is one of the problems I have seen with a lot of the top dogs in the field of access technology for the blind. They seem to be to concerned about setting an image of being a little above the common everyday blind person. D. T. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!273!210.0!Dave.Tanner Internet: Dave.Tanner@p0.f210.n273.z1.fidonet.org
Al.Hoffman@p0.f143.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Al Hoffman) (10/02/90)
Index Number: 10730
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
About some feeling that they are a bit above the rest of the blind
community.
Its true--even if those affected this way don't know it. I think
they are usually wrapped up in their won affairs so much that ongoing
communications with the uninitiated or the nonbusiness related outsider
is just not on their agenda. Its a common failing of everybody, not
just blind people.
For example the really series geeks out there probablly don't read
this stuff because they are too busy geeking with their current project
to bother with this sort of thing. But... a person has to be stupid not
to use a bbs for $0.00 to download a shareware program, when he can use
the $$$$ CompuServe.
Talk to ya all later.
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Internet: Al.Hoffman@p0.f143.n109.z1.fidonet.orgWilliam.Wilson@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (William Wilson) (10/03/90)
Index Number: 10835
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
SB> production. However, he offended me when he would not run a
SB> Press Release I sent him about the BBS I am associated with
SB> and the Vision Impaired section that we started. I did not
SB> want a story, an interview or anything special..just wanted
SB> him to run the release. He said it was not news and refused.
Steve,
Hey, if you think you are offended, put yourself in my position!
I have literally been a subscriber to Newsbits since day 1,
purchased every tutorial Doug Wakefield has produced save this last one,
the saddly outdated Procomm wone, and yet not one word about BlinkTalk
has ever appeared in Newsbits!
Frankly, I am not sure how much of this is caused by Doug wishing
to portray a above the normal blink image, and how much is caused by
fear of the unknown!
Like others here, I owe Doug a lot, including much of my early
knowledge about the computer I'm using, but effective use of a Talking
Computer for communications??
Well, I think we could all show Doug a few things in this line!
Willie
... Like a bat out of Bellevue!
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