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>From: Kelly Ford <kford@TELEPORT.COM>
>Subject: JAWS for DOS 2.31 to become FREEWARE January 1, 1999 (fwd)
>To: EASI@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
>
>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 1998
>>
>>
>>FOR MORE INFORMATION
>>Wilson Craig
>>Marketing Manager
>>727-803-8000
>>wilsonc@hj.com
>>
>>Henter-Joyce Inc. to Release JAWS for DOS Screen Reader Software
>>as Freeware on the Internet at www.hj.com
>>
>>Henter-Joyce, Inc. has announced that JAWS for DOS 2.31, the product that
>>brought the company to prominence in the access technology industry in 1988,
>>will be released as freeware on the Internet beginning January 1, 1999. The
>>company will discontinue sales and shipments of JAWS for DOS after this
>>
>>date, providing the software instead as a free download from the web at
>>http://www.hj.com/SoftwareDownload/SWdnld.html.
>>
>>Those who wish to download and use the free software will require one of the
>>many hardware speech synthesizers supported by JAWS for DOS.
>>
>>"Most people who use computers, including those who are blind and visually
>>impaired, have migrated from DOS to Windows in recent years, and that's
>>where we have focused our development efforts," said Henter-Joyce General
>>Manager Jerry Bowman. "The decreased demand for DOS-based software, coupled
>>with the overwhelming demand for our Windows-based screen reader, JAWS for
>>Windows, makes this a good decision for us and for our customers."
>>
>>In order to better serve those using current versions of
>>Henter-Joyce's JAWS for Windows (JFW) screen reader software, the company
>>will discontinue technical support of JAWS for DOS beginning January 1,
>>1999. Technical support for JFW versions 1.X and 2.X will also be
>>discontinued on January 1, with the exception of JFW 2.00.29 being used
>>with Microsoft Windows 3.1 Support for JFW 3.2 and 3.0 will be continued as
>>usual. The discontinuation of support for earlier versions of JFW will
>>ensure that users of more current JFW software will receive technical
>>support in a more timely and efficient manner.
>>
>>For more information about Henter-Joyce, Inc., JAWS for Windows
>>Screen-reader Software, or Magic Screen-magnification Software, please call
>>1-800-336-5658 or visit the Henter-Joyce web site at www.hj.com.
>>
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>>
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