From: Gary.Petraccaro@f12.n2610.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Petraccaro)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: comments from syntha-voice
Date: 4 Sep 92 20:30:51 GMT
Reply-To: Gary.Petraccaro@f12.n2610.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:2610/12 - Post Road Inn, Greensburg PA
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Index Number: 24398

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I'm not going to attempt to quote your message to Gary.  Let it
suffice it to  say you were stating that you had had bad
experiences with Syntha-Voice in the past.

I also was blasted by a couple of people here who did not think I
had any right to say anything about Syntha-Voice.  I think that it
is quite clear at times that it is fine for certain people to
rehash certain topics as many times as they wish, but for those who
are not the particular favored few or whatever it is best they not
cross paths with the favored few.

No, I have never owned Syntha-Voice products of my own, but I have
worked in the access technology field for 8 years and have used
their products and have had plenty of experience talking with
clients who have been burned by the company in question.  Frankly,
I don't give a damm if some guy setting on the sidelines tries to
tell me to shut up.  I'll wait and see what really happens and not
be swayed into believing that I can trust a company until they
prove they are trustworthy.  Far too many people both in Canada and
the U. S. have plenty of bad experiences to tell of about the
company to believe that all this happened five years ago.

If we are to believe that Syntha-Voice is so great then I wish
those same people would quit criticizing TSI and Artic.  But, I am
sure I could find plenty of critical remarks from those same people
who don't want to hear criticism of Syntha-voice regarding their
feelings about TSI or Artic or both.

        D. T.

In a message of <16 Aug 92  19:53:22>, Gary Petraccaro (1:2610/12) writes:
 > JD> Hi David,
 >>         Another suggestion would be to make yourself available
 >> for questins through BlinkTalk.
 > JD> I made the very same suggestion to Syntha-Voice.
 > JD> I am just a user of their product.  They have been
 > JD> reasonable with me, and as a result have my business.
 > JD>  If I find another product that can provide me with
 > JD> better capabilities in large print and synthesis than
 > JD> POWERAMA, I'll drop this company like a dead mackeral.
 > JD>
 > JD> Bottom line is, the consumer is right, er, um, I mean blind.
 > JD> Yup, you're right on this one though, let's get them
 > JD> Syntha-Voice folks on this echo.
 >     I'm concerned about their treatment in this echo.  We have seen in
 >the past where tactless and incompetence have driven users away.  What
 >was their problem? They worked for an adaptive equipment company and were
 >thrown lots of stuff on its products.  If someone wants to use this echo
 >as a resource, they should be able to do that without the crap.  If I
 >ever had a job with Henter-Joyce I wouldn't field questions unless it was
 >part of the job description and I got paid for it.  I come here to relax
 >and talk with friends.

        Ok Gary, may I quote these comments back to you the next time you start in on TSI or Artic which you have criticized numerous times on this echo.  Remember some of us have been around long enough to remember how critical you have been of these two companies.  Maybe there are users here who use Artic or TSI products who are offended by the criticism of the products they are using.  And, if SlimWare is so great, why aren't you using it.  I seem to remember that you had been using Artic version 1.40 u






ntil fairly recently.  And, where does your experiences lie in the adaptive technology field to make you so sure of your opinions being so much better than others on this echo?
        D. T.

                                   Man, I'm devastated.

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