From dandrews920 at comcast.net Sat May 4 00:32:55 2024 From: dandrews920 at comcast.net (David Andrews) Date: Fri, 03 May 2024 19:32:55 -0500 Subject: [Promotion-Technology] Emacspeak 60.0 (DreamDog) Unleashed! Message-ID: <33Khs5lUlFGAi33Kis8Bj4.1714782778.9c66cf2c9a1fe8fc519dd5f9c3415394.MISSINGID@comcast.net> > >EMACSPEAK The Complete Audio Desktop - Friday, May 3, 2024 at 2:39???PM > > >Emacspeak 60.0 (DreamDog) Unleashed! > > > > > >1. For Immediate Release: > > > >San Jose, CA, (May 4, 2024) > > >1.1. Emacspeak 60.0 (DreamDog) Unleashed! ???? > > > >? Innate Intelligencee (II)? Makes Accessible Computing a dream! > >Advaancing Accessibility In The Age Of >User-Aware Interfaces ??? Zero cost of Ownership >makes priceless software Universally affordable! > >Emacspeak Inc (NASDOG: ESPK) ??? >http://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak >? announces immediate woorld-wide availability >of >Emacspeak >60.0 (DreamDog) ???? ? a non-LLM ppowered and >innately intelligent audio desktop that >leverages today's evolving Data, Social and >Assistant-Oriented Internet cloud to enable >working efficiently and effectively from anywhere! > > >2. Investors Note: > > > >With several prominent tweeters (and mythical >elephants) expanding coverage of #emacspeak, >NASDOG: ESPK has now been consistently trading >over the social net at levels close to that once >attained by DogCom high-fliers?and is trading at >levels cclose to that achieved by once better known stocks in the tech sector. > > >3. What Is It? > > > >Emacspeak is a fully functional audio desktop >that provides complete eyes-free access to all >major 32 and 64 bit operating environments. By >seamlessly blending live access to all aspects >of the Internet such as ubiquitous assistance, >Web-surfing, blogging, remote software >development, streaming media, social computing, >AI-Tools and electronic messaging into the audio >desktop, Emacspeak enables spoken access to >local and remote information with a consistent >and well-integrated user interface. A rich suite >of task-oriented tools provides efficient >speech-enabled access to the evolving assistant-oriented social Internet cloud. > > >3.1. Major Enhancements: > > > > * EMPV: Emacspeak And MPV ???????? > * Updated Keybindings ??? > * BBC Sounds: Search, Play and Download ???? > * Supports HTML5 Audio/Video Tag In EWW ???????? > * Extract readable views in EWW using > RDRView if available ???? > * Piper: Neural-Net TTS ???? > * Speech-Enabled LLM Front-Ends, ellama and gptel . ???? > * Pipewire Support ???? > * New Mac Speech Server: SwiftMac ???? > * Tree-Sitter Support ???? > * Smart Media Selector ???? > * Smart EBook Selector???? > * Speech-Enable EBuku ???? > >? And a lot more than will fit this margiin. ???? > >Note: This version requires emacs-29..1 or later. > > >Announcing Emacspeak 60.0?DreamDog! > > > > >Tilden > > >To express oneself well is impactful, but only >when one has something impactful to express! (TVR on Conversational Interfaces) > > >1. For Immediate Release: > > > >San Jose, CA, (May 4, 2024) > > >1.1. Emacspeak 60.0 (DreamDog) Unleashed! ???? > > > >? Innate Intelligence (II)? ?? Makes Accessible Computing a dream! > >Advancing Accessibility In The Age Of User-Aware >Interfaces ? Zero ccost of Ownership makes >priceless software Universally affordable! > >Emacspeak Inc (NASDOG: ESPK) ? >http://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak ? announces >immediate world-wide availability of >Emacspeak >60.0 (DreamDog) ???? ? a non-LLM powered annd >innately intelligent audio desktop that >leverages today's evolving Data, Social and >Assistant-Oriented Internet cloud to enable >working efficiently and effectively from anywhere! > > >2. Investors Note: > > > >With several prominent tweeters (and mythical >elephants) expanding coverage of #emacspeak, >NASDOG: ESPK has now been consistently trading >over the social net at levels close to that once >attained by DogCom high-fliers?and is trading at >levels close to tthat achieved by once better known stocks in the tech sector. > > >3. What Is It? > > > >Emacspeak is a fully functional audio desktop >that provides complete eyes-free access to all >major 32 and 64 bit operating environments. By >seamlessly blending live access to all aspects >of the Internet such as ubiquitous assistance, >Web-surfing, blogging, remote software >development, streaming media, social computing, >AI-Tools and electronic messaging into the audio >desktop, Emacspeak enables spoken access to >local and remote information with a consistent >and well-integrated user interface. A rich suite >of task-oriented tools provides efficient >speech-enabled access to the evolving assistant-oriented social Internet cloud. > > >3.1. Major Enhancements: > > > > * EMPV: Emacspeak And MPV ???????? > * Updated Keybindings ??? > * BBC Sounds: Search, Play and Download ???? > * Supports HTML5 Audio/Video Tag In EWW ???????? > * Extract readable views in EWW using > RDRView if available ???? > * Piper: Neural-Net TTS ???? > * Speech-Enabled LLM Front-Ends, ellama and gptel . ???? > * Pipewire Support ???? > * New Mac Speech Server: SwiftMac ???? > * Tree-Sitter Support ???? > * Smart Media Selector ???? > * Smart EBook Selector???? > * Speech-Enable EBuku ???? > >? And a lot more than will fit this margin. ?? ???? > >Note: This version requires emacs-29.1 or later. > > >4. Establishing Liberty, Equality And Freedom: > > > >Never a toy system, Emacspeak is voluntarily >bundled with all major Linux distributions. >Though designed to be modular, distributors have >freely chosen to bundle the fully integrated >system without any undue pressure?a documented >success for the integrated innovvation embodied >by Emacspeak. As the system evolves, both >upgrades and downgrades continue to be available >at the same zero-cost to all users. The >integrity of the Emacspeak codebase is ensured >by the reliable and secure Linux platform and >the underlying GIT versioning software used to >develop and distribute the system. > >Extensive studies have shown that thanks to >these features, users consider Emacspeak to be >absolutely priceless. Thanks to this wide-spread >user demand, the present version remains free of >cost as ever?it is being made available at the >ssame zero-cost as previous releases. > >At the same time, Emacspeak continues to >innovate in the area of eyes-free Assistance and >social interaction and carries forward the >well-established Open Source tradition of >introducing user interface features that >eventually show up in luser environments. > >On this theme, when once challenged by a >proponent of a crash-prone but well-marketed >mousetrap with the assertion "Emacs is a system >from the 70's", the creator of Emacspeak evinced >surprise at the unusual candor manifest in the >assertion that it would take popular >idiot-proven interfaces until the year 2070 to >catch up to where the Emacspeak audio desktop is >today. Industry experts welcomed this 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. > > >5. Independent Test Results: > > > >Independent test results have proven that unlike >some modern (and not so modern) software, >Emacspeak can be safely uninstalled without >adversely affecting the continued performance of >the computer. These same tests also revealed >that once uninstalled, the user stopped >functioning altogether. Speaking with Aster >Labrador, the creator of Emacspeak once pointed >out that these results re-emphasize the >user-centric design of Emacspeak; ???It is the >user ? and not the computer? that stostops >functioning when Emacspeak is uninstalled!???. > > >5.1. Note from Aster,Bubbles and Tilden: > > > >UnDoctored Videos Inc. is looking for volunteers >to star in a video demonstrating such complete user failure. > > >6. Obtaining Emacspeak: > > > >Emacspeak can be downloaded from GitHub ? see >https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak >you can visit Emacspeak on the WWW at >http://emacspeak.sf.net. > You can subscribe to the emacspeak mailing >list ? >emacspeak at emacspeak.net. >The Emacspeak >Blog is a good source for news about recent enhancements and how to use them. > >The latest development snapshot of Emacspeak is >always available at GitHub. > > >7. History: > > > > * Innately intelligent, Emacspeak 60 > delivers a more idealized auditory environment. > * Emacspeak 59 delivers better ergonomics by > minimizing the need for chording, but sadly, with no dog to guide its way. > * Emacspeak 58 delivers better > ergonomics by minimizing the need for chording. > * Emacspeak 57.0 is named in honor of > Tilden Labrador. > * Emacspeak 56.0 (AgileDog) belies its age to be as agile as Tilden. > * Emacspeak 55.0 (CalmDog) attempts to be as calm as Tilden. > * Emacspeak 54.0 (EZDog) learns to take it easy from Tilden. > * Emacspeak 53.0 (EfficientDog) focuses on efficiency. > * Emacspeak 52.0 (WorkAtHomeDog) makes > working remotely a pleasurable experience. > * Bigger and more powerful than any > smart assistAnt, AssistDog provides > >instant access to the most relevant information at all times. > * Emacspeak 50.0 (SageDog) embraces the > wisdom of stability as opposed to rapid change > and the concomitant creation of bugs.????: > Naturally Intelligent (NI)? at how informatiion is spoken, Emacspeak > >is entirely free of Artificial Ingredients (AI)?. > > > * Emacspeak 49.0 (WiseDog) leverages the > wisdom gleaned from earlier releases to provide > an enhanced auditory experience. > * Emacspeak 48.0 (ServiceDog) builds on > earlier releases to provide continued end-user value. > * Emacspeak 47.0 (GentleDog) goes the next > step in being helpful while letting users learn and grow. > * Emacspeak 46.0 (HelpfulDog) heralds the coming of Smart Assistants. > * Emacspeak 45.0 (IdealDog) is named in > recognition of Emacs' excellent integration > with various programming language environments > ? thanks to this, Emaccspeak is the IDE of > choice for eyes-free software engineering. > * Emacspeak 44.0 continues the steady pace > of innovation on the audio desktop. > * Emacspeak 43.0 brings even more end-user > efficiency by leveraging the ability to > spatially place multiple audio streams to provide timely auditory feedback. > * Emacspeak 42.0 while moving to GitHub from > Google Code continues to innovate in the areas > of auditory user interfaces and efficient, light-weight Internet access. > * Emacspeak 41.0 continues to improve on the > desire to provide not just equal, but superior > access ? technology when correctly implemennted > can significantly enhance the human ability. > * Emacspeak 40.0 goes back to Web basics by > enabling > efficient > access to large amounts of readable Web content. > * Emacspeak 39.0 continues the Emacspeak > tradition of increasing the breadth of user > tasks that are covered without introducing unnecessary bloatware. > * Emacspeak 38.0 is the latest in a series > of award-winning releases from Emacspeak Inc. > * Emacspeak 37.0 continues the tradition of > delivering robust software as reflected by its code-name. > * Emacspeak 36.0 enhances the audio desktop > with many new tools including full EPub support ? hence the name EPubDoog. > * Emacspeak 35.0 is all about teaching a new > dog old tricks ? and is aptly code-named > HeadDog in on of our new Press/Analyst contact. > emacspeak-34.0 (AKA Bubbles) established a new > beach-head with respect to rapid task completion in an eyes-free environment. > * Emacspeak-33.0 AKA StarDog brings > unparalleled cloud access to the audio desktop. > * Emacspeak 32.0 AKA LuckyDog continues to > innovate via open technologies for better access. > * Emacspeak 31.0 AKA TweetDog ? adds tweeting to the Emacspeak desktop. > * Emacspeak 30.0 AKA SocialDog brings the > Social Web to the audio desktop?you caan't but be social if you speak! > * Emacspeak 29.0??AKAAbleDog?is a testament > to the resilliance and innovaation embodied by > Open Source software?it would not exisst > without the thriving Emacs community that > continues to ensure that Emacs remains one of > the premier user environments despite perhaps also being one of the oldest. > * Emacspeak 28.0?AKA PuppyDog?exemplifies > the rapiapid pace of development evinced by Open Source software. > * Emacspeak 27.0?AKA FastDog?is the latest > in a sa sequence of upgrades that make previous > releases obsolete and downgrades unnecessary. > * Emacspeak 26?AKA LeeadDog?continues the > tradition of introducing innovativee access > solutions that are unfettered by the > constraints inherent in traditional adaptive technologies. > * Emacspeak 25 ?AKA ActiveDog ?re-activates > open, unfettettered access to online information. > * Emacspeak-Alive ?AKA LiveDog ?enlivens > open, unfettered information on access with a > series of live updates that once again > demonstrate the power and agility of open source software development. > * Emacspeak 23.0 ? AKA Retriever?wentent the > extra mile in fetching full access. > * Emacspeak 22.0 ?AKA GuideDog ?helps users > navigate the Web mo more effectively than ever before. > * Emacspeak 21.0 ???AKA PlayDog ?continued > the Emacspeak tradition of rellying on enhanced > productivity to liberate users. > * Emacspeak-20.0 ?AKA LeapDog ?continues the > long estabtablished GNU/Emacs tradition of > integrated innovation to create a pleasurable > computing environment for eyes-free interaction. > * emacspeak-19.0 ?AKA WorkDog? is de > designed to enhance user productivity at work and leisure. > * Emacspeak-18.0 ?code named GoodDog? > continuedued the Emacspeak tradition of > enhancing user productivity and thereby reducing total cost of ownership. > * Emacspeak-17.0 ?code named HappyDog? > enhances user producductivity by exploiting today's evolving WWW standards. > * Emacspeak-16.0 ?code named CleverDog? the > follow-ow-up to SmartDog? continued the > tradition of working bettter, faster, smarter. > * Emacspeak-15.0 ?code namedd > SmartDog?followed up on TopDog as the next in a > continnuing series of award-winning audio desktop releases from Emacspeak Inc. > * Emacspeak-14.0 ?code named TopDoog?was > >the first release of this millenniuum. > * Emacspeak-13.0 ?codenaamed YellowLab? was > the closing release of the 20th. cenntury. > * Emacspeak-12.0 ?code named GoldenDog? b? > began leveraging the evolving semantic WWW to > provide task-oriented speech access to Webformation. > * Emacspeak-11.0 ?code named Aster? went the > final step in makiaking Linux a zero-cost > Internet access solution for blind and visually impaired users. > * Emacspeak-10.0 ?(AKKA Emacspeak-2000) code > named WonderDog? continued the ttradition of > award-winning software releases designed to > make eyes-free computing a productive and pleasurable experience. > * Emacspeak-9.0 ?(AKA Emacspeak 99) code > named BlackLab? continued to innovate in the > areas of sspeech interaction and interactive accessibility. > * Emacspeak-8.0 ?(AKA Emacspeak-98++) code > named BlackDogg? was a major upgrade to the speech output extension too Emacs. > * Emacspeak-95 (code named Illinois) was > released as OpenSource on the Internet in May > 1995 as the first complete speech interface to > UNIX workstations. The subsequent release, > Emacspeak-96 (code named Egypt) made available > in May 1996 provided significant enhancements > to the interface. Emacspeak-97 (Tennessee) went > further in providing a true audio desktop. > Emacspeak-98 integrated Internetworking into > all aspects of the audio desktop to provide the > first fully interactive speech-enabled WebTop. > > >8. About Emacspeak: > > > >Originally based at Cornell (NY) ? >http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman >?home to Auditory User Interfaces (AUI) on the >WWW,, Emacspeak is now maintained on GitHub >?https://github.com/tvraman/emacspeak. >The system is mirrored world-wide by an >international network of software archives and >bundled voluntarily with all major Linux >distributions. On Monday, April 12, 1999, >Emacspeak became part of the >Smithsonian's >Permanent Research Collection on Information >Technology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. > >The Emacspeak mailing list is archived at >Emacspeak Mail >Archive ?the home of the Emacspeak maailing >list? thanks to Greg Priest-Dorman, and provides >a valuable knowledge base for new users. > > >9. Press/Analyst Contact: Tilden Labrador > > > >Going forward, Aster, Hubbell and Tilden >acknowledge their exclusive monopoly on setting >the direction of the Emacspeak Audio Desktop >(????) and promise to exercise their freedom to >innovate and her resulting power responsibly (as >before) in the interest of all dogs. > >*About This Release: > >---------- >Windows-Free (WF) is a favorite battle-cry of >The League Against Forced Fenestration (LAFF). >?seee >http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f3800/msjudgex.htm >for details on the ill-effects of Forced Fenestration. > >CopyWrite )C( Aster, Hubbell and Tilden >Labrador. All Writes Reserved. HeadDog (DM), >LiveDog (DM), GoldenDog (DM), BlackDog (DM) >etc., are Registered Dogmarks of Aster, Hubbell >and Tilden Labrador. All other dogs belong to their respective owners. > >https://emacspeak.blogspot.com/2024/05/emacspeak-600-dreamdog-unleashed.html > > > > > >David Goldfield, > >Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist > > > >If you need help using your assistive technology >learn about my training services by visiting > >WWW.ScreenReaderTraining.com > > > >Am Yisrael Chai > >The Nation of Israel Lives! > > > >JAWS >Certified, 2022 > >NVDA Certified Expert > > > >Subscribe to the Tech-VI announcement list to >receive news, events and information regarding >the blindness assistive technology field. > >Email: tech-vi+subscribe at groups.io > >www.DavidGoldfield.com > > > > > > > > >_._,_._,_ > >---------- >Groups.io Links: > >You receive all messages sent to this group. > >View/Reply >Online (#6894) | >Reply >To Group | >Reply >To Sender | Mute This Topic >Your >Subscription | >Contact Group >Owner | >Unsubscribe >[dandrews920 at comcast.net] >_._,_._,_