Secret Plots
Jul. 6th, 2007 04:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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decadentdave is not on this filter. There's a fine reason for that.
Dave's screen-reading software is from a company that no longer exists. As a result, it is no longer updated and is getting progressively cruftier. It certainly won't run on a new machine, nor work with a number of the newer accessibility features.
It also turns out that new screen-reading software is annoying expensive, on the order of $1000 U.S. And Dave would really need a new machine to put it on.
Well, it happens that my old studio computer can be resuscitated by adding a new hard disk, after which it will be a pretty robust dual-processor Windows XP Professional system. And Dave will be visiting in just a couple of weeks.
It also happens that you can get a 60-day trial of one of the better screen-reading packages for about $40. So I can certainly set that up for him and see how it works.
But in the meantime, I was wondering how many of you would be willing to contribute to the "let Dave read his screen" fund. We actually collected about $65 at Confusion this year; then I ruptured my knee the day after the con and became, well, distracted is a good word.
So do you think we can raise around $1000 for this?
decadentdave is not on this filter. There's a fine reason for that.Dave's screen-reading software is from a company that no longer exists. As a result, it is no longer updated and is getting progressively cruftier. It certainly won't run on a new machine, nor work with a number of the newer accessibility features.
It also turns out that new screen-reading software is annoying expensive, on the order of $1000 U.S. And Dave would really need a new machine to put it on.
Well, it happens that my old studio computer can be resuscitated by adding a new hard disk, after which it will be a pretty robust dual-processor Windows XP Professional system. And Dave will be visiting in just a couple of weeks.
It also happens that you can get a 60-day trial of one of the better screen-reading packages for about $40. So I can certainly set that up for him and see how it works.
But in the meantime, I was wondering how many of you would be willing to contribute to the "let Dave read his screen" fund. We actually collected about $65 at Confusion this year; then I ruptured my knee the day after the con and became, well, distracted is a good word.
So do you think we can raise around $1000 for this?
DDC's PC Upgrade
Date: 2007-09-13 08:23 pm (UTC)Not certain if we met before or not (maybe at New Orleans worldcon in 1988). I have been out of fandom for a long time, but I have known Dave for about 30 years. That was even before I realized he was decadent and then shared it with the world (thanks to Karen C's insite).
This reminds me a great deal of the fan fund Dave was involved with many years ago to get Reed Waller a decent guitar. It was a great idea and so is this.
I haven't had any experience with paypal, but if I figure it out I will contribute as well.
Yours Truly,
Don Bindas
p.s. Geri Sullivan has my email if someone really needs to contact me. Please bear in mind I share it with my wife so nothing rude.