Emacspeak-98 Reestablishes User-Centric Computing ------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Immediate Release: San Jose, Calif., (December 25, 1997) Emacspeak-98 reestablishes user-centric computing. Independent test results have proven that unlike some modern software, Emacspeak-98 can be easily uninstalled without adversely affecting the continued performance of the computer. These same tests also revealed that once Emacspeak was uninstalled, the user stopped functioning altogether. Industry experts welcomed these results as a refreshing breath of Courage Certainty and Clarity (CCC) at a time when users are reeling from the Fear Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) unleashed by complex software systems backed by even more convoluted press releases. Speaking with Aster Labrador this morning, the creator of Emacspeak pointed out that these results once again emphasize the user-centric design of Emacspeak; "It is the user --and not the computer-- that stops functioning when Emacspeak is uninstalled!". About Emacspeak: --------------- Emacspeak is a fully functional audio desktop that provides complete eyes-free access to all major open 32 and 64 bit operating systems. By seamlessly blending all aspects of the Internet such as Web-surfing and electronic messaging into the audio desktop, Emacspeak enables speech access to local and remote information with a consistent and well-integrated user interface. Obtaining Emacspeak: -------------------- Visit Emacspeak at http://cs.cornell.edu/home/raman --You can also pick up emacspeak via anonymous ftp from ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/raman/emacspeak/. You can subscribe to the emacspeak mailing list by sending mail to the list owner greg e. priest-dorman . Based at Cornell (NY) --home to some of the most innovative auditory interfaces on the WWW-- Emacspeak is mirrored world-wide by an international netwrok of software archives. The Emacspeak mailing list is archived at --thanks to Greg Priest-Dorman. Press/Analyst Contact: Aster Labrador CopyWrite )C( Aster Labrador. All Writes Reserved. Labrador (DM) Is A Registered Dogmark of Aster Labrador. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a very productive 1998!