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                            THE BLIND NEWS DIGEST

                                 Issue # 943

                          Wednesday, June 16, 1993

Today's Topics:


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                        Recommendations on a scanner
                                  Re: Asap
                          Re: Kitchen Sink Program
                      Re: questions from a new dog user
                        Re: Buying New Tape Recorder
                        Re: CD-Rom and Screen Readers
                  Re: laptops, macs, outspoken and telnet?
                             Re: Advantage Here!


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Subject: Recommendations on a scanner
From: Eric.Steadle@f5297.n3603.z1.fidonet.org (Eric Steadle)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3603/5297 - Henter-Joyce Techni, St Petersburg FL


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

--> Note:
Copied (from: ASK-A-USER) by Jeff Belina using timEd.

Has anyone used an Arkenstone scanner with JAWS and a DECTALK PC.
I'm in the market for a scanner and had settled on a system called
OSCAR (which comes with a Hewlett-Packard Scanjet II) when someone
told me that the Arkenstone cooperates better with JAWS, and does
Windows as well. I'd appreciate any and all advice anyone has to
offer.

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Subject: Re: Asap
From: Richard.Webb@f8.n290.z1.fidonet.org (Richard Webb)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:290/8 - Iowa MIDI BBS, Des Moines IA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi Tim,

The namelesss speech program was Artic Business Vision.  But I figured
that enough people have heard me gripe about the convoluted control menu
system for BV enough that I thought I'd leave it alone for awhile.
Usded it at work, and was glad to get Asap running there, even if I did
have to fight with the Dectalk, which sounds nice, but is real
unresponsive.

See yuh.

RICHARD WEBB

... [BRAILLE] . . PROMOTE LITERACY FOR THE BLIND
___ Via Silver Xpress V3.02

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Subject: Re: Kitchen Sink Program
From: Richard.Webb@f8.n290.z1.fidonet.org (Richard Webb)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:290/8 - Iowa MIDI BBS, Des Moines IA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hello Samuel,

Have you ever tried out Ted?  It's a nice little ascii editor for batch
files, etc.  Uses f7 to save and exit..  I use qedit all the time, just
got used to escape and q to quit without saving, and use Ctrl-kx to save
and exit.  It's nice with asap for continuous read, cause you can edit,
copy blocks rom one file to another, etc, but I can see what you guys
mean by kitchen-sink programming with that one.  Just as glad they do,
though, because whenever I work with a lady's system with Artic Business
Vision, I always have to rethink my way of saving and exitting, since
ctrl-kx does something with bar track mode with that program.....ah
well.

See yuh

RICHARD WEBB

...  No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
___ Via Silver Xpress V3.02

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Subject: Re: questions from a new dog user
From: Bob.Humbert@p0.f99.n215.z1.fidonet.org (Bob Humbert)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:215/99.0 - Blink Connection, San Leandro CA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 -=> Quoting Isaac Obie to Bob Humbert <=-

 IO> Hi Bob,
 IO> I think your questions and concerns are legimate. Learning to get
 IO> around with a cane is fine, but it has it's limitations. It's slower,
 IO> you bang in to things more. If you don't use it right, you can still
 IO> end up in a hole as I once did because I didn't use a wide enough
 IO> arch. <grin> I can assure you that if you're an excellent cane user,
 IO> you're going to be fantastic with a dog.

Falling into a hole with a dog is one of the things that concern me.  With a
cane, I can dip it over the edge to determine just how far dow I am going to
step or fall.  With a dog, it appears as if I just have to take his or her
word for it that it's not too far down, or that it is too far down when I
could very easily just jump down.  I don't even like letting my wife make
decisions for me.  She's not going to read this, so I can talk bravely, grin.

When I posted that message about dog guides, and how I was a little anxious
about getting my first one, I knew that someone would come forth and give me
a little encouragement.  I didn't know just how many there would be though.
It's really nice to come here to this net for a little support and advice,
and know that you will get it.  In my case, I got more than a little.  Most
of the advice said many of the same things:

Listen to your trainers.

Trust your dog.

don't expect everything to go perfectly as soon as you get home.

You'll ask yourself why you didn't get a dog guide sooner.

The companionship that you get from your dog will be different from that of
your wife and friends.

Since you, and so many others are telling me the same things, they must be
true.  I have just one week to go before I leave for school and have all of
my questions and concerns answered and either confirmed or eliminated.  I'll
be sure to write when I return to tell you how it went.

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Subject: Re: Buying New Tape Recorder
From: Al.Gayzagian@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Al Gayzagian)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:101/460.0 - VI/BUG, Holbrook MA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I'm sure there will be those with other views, but I have never had
an APH GE recorder with which I was pleased.  The modified Sony from
IRTI is quite good, although it's more a hand-held than a desktop and
records on only 2 tracks, although it plays 4.

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Subject: Re: CD-Rom and Screen Readers
From: Al.Gayzagian@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Al Gayzagian)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:101/460.0 - VI/BUG, Holbrook MA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I can only say that I have had good luck with many CD ROM disks using
my Packard Bell 386SX with ASAP.  I don't really know why you should
be having so much difficulty.

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Subject: Re: laptops, macs, outspoken and telnet?
From: Al.Gayzagian@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Al Gayzagian)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:101/460.0 - VI/BUG, Holbrook MA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

My only experience, admittedly very limited, has been spending some time
with a friend using Outspoken on his MAC attempting to do some
Telecommunications.  We managed some degree of success, but I came away
very glad that I didn't have to use the system.  I hope others with
better experience can be more helpful to you.

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Subject: Re: Advantage Here!
From: Stephen.Baum@p0.f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Stephen Baum)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:101/460.0 - VI/BUG, Holbrook MA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

The price for The Reading AdvantEdge is $799. I believe that is also the
list price for the commercial software that it is roughly equivalent
too.

The rub, of course, is the difference between list price and street
price for commercial software. That $799 commercial package would
probably sell for a little over $500. That has more to do with the
efficiency of the distribution channel than it has to do with the
policies of the vendors.

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