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                            THE BLIND NEWS DIGEST

                                 Issue # 949

                            Friday, June 18, 1993

Today's Topics:


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                          Re: brail from computer??
                                  Jaws 2.3
                          Manuals In accessable for
                         Re: Questions from a new d
                                Re: Jaws 2.3
                               Re: new echo pc
                          Re: questions from a new
                             Re: New Text Reader
                          Re: braille code changes
                      Re: can anyone tell me something?


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Subject: Re: brail from computer??
From: Ian.Hebert@f24.n3602.z1.fidonet.org (Ian Hebert)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3602/24 - ADAnet One (tm) Net, Pinson AL


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

JL>From: lazzaro@world.std.com (Joe Lazzaro)
JL>Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA

JL>Index Number: 29073

JL>Arts Computer Products of Cambridge Massachusetts used to sell a
JL>program to print braille on a letter-quality printer (daisy wheel
JL>type) by using the period "." key over and over.
JL>The printer had to be modified with a spongy platen to accomplish
JL>this.

Joe:

If I remember correctly, the name of te program was Duran Dots, and
the braille was not spectacular--which should not be surprising,
since it was produced on 20 pound bond paper, as opposed to 100
pound tag stock which is used in computer braille printers.

Ian

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Subject: Jaws 2.3
From: Kelly.Ford@f8.n121.z1.fidonet.org (Kelly Ford)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:121/8 - JW-PC DataFlex.HST, Sun Prairie WI


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 On 05-14-93 WALTER SIREN wrote to DAVID TANNER...
 WS> It only converted your voice files and enviroment files.  The only
 WS> reason you might have thought that it converted the rest, is because
 WS> they will work with 23, but they will not have the new macros in them.

In looking through the configurations shipped with JAWS, I notice
that H-J didn't bother to add many of the new features (as macros
of course) to the configurations shipped with the program.  Take a
look at the WordPerpect macros for example and I think you'll find
that most of the features new to JAWS 2.2 and 2.3 are missing.

To be fair, one can, as I've said, add all these macros manually or
use the menu system to change the features.  However, if one goes
into the menus to do things in JAWS, it, at least in my view, is
one of the more burdensome access packages around.

* OFFLINE 1.54

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Subject: Manuals In accessable for
From: Kelly.Ford@f8.n121.z1.fidonet.org (Kelly Ford)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:121/8 - JW-PC DataFlex.HST, Sun Prairie WI


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 AC> Hi Kelly,
 AC>      Thanks for the information you gave me, but can you tell me where
 AC> to call for the Lotus manual, and can you tell me a little more about
 AC> the
 AC> listing of computer accessible manuals on cd-rom.

I simply called Lotus technical support.  Sorry I don't have the
number.  The CD I was talking about is put out by Lotus and is
called Lotus Prompt.  It contains manuals, technical notes and back
issues of Lotus Magazine.  I doubt you want to purchase it (I don't
know what the price is) but there's no reason they can't create an
ASCII manual on request.

ionbe fair, they did it for me because I received Lotus as a prize
in a competit for developpers of assistive technology.  I called
them and asked for an ASCII manual and was told they didn't have
one.  I then told them I thought it was pretty poor of them to give
away something that didn't even have an accessible manual in the
competition, which was the Johns Hopkins search held a bit ago.  I
had the manual on my desk the next day.

* OFFLINE 1.54

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Subject: Re: Questions from a new d
From: Kelly.Ford@f8.n121.z1.fidonet.org (Kelly Ford)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:121/8 - JW-PC DataFlex.HST, Sun Prairie WI


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Carla,
Your comments about being able to tell the depth of a step from the
narness and dog are right on.  This was one of my biggest fears when I
started working with my dog.  I was so used to having that cane,
sticking it out and gauging the depth, that I wondered how steps would
go with my dog.
I already have my answer though and I don't trip like I thought I would.

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Subject: Re: Jaws 2.3
From: Kelly.Ford@f8.n121.z1.fidonet.org (Kelly Ford)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:121/8 - JW-PC DataFlex.HST, Sun Prairie WI


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I call H-J everytime they have an upgrade and mention the macro thing.
 I don't know maybe it is just me but if annoys other JAWS users, I'd
like to hear about it.  Also, let H-J know.  I'll bet they'd do more
about it if people were more vocal.

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Subject: Re: new echo pc
From: Tom.Brennan@f24.n3602.z1.fidonet.org (Tom Brennan)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3602/24 - ADAnet One (tm) Net, Pinson AL


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

I bought a Doubletalk for the Apple II series computer a couple
years ago.  The company had promised to make chips (TI5220s)
available, but a couple months later when I needed one, I couldn't
get it.  They just whined to me about pulling chips from someone
else's synthesizer just to send me chips.  You can be sure that
that was the last set of purchases (I also got several programs)
I'll ever make from that manufacturer and I'll certainly not
recommend them to anyone else.  The synthesizer's ok but if you
don't have promised service, you don't have squat.

 # Origin: Rooselvelt Warm Springs, Georgia  (94:7069/1)

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Subject: Re: questions from a new
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 Peter Scialli to Bob Humbert <=-

Ps> By the way,
 PS> Your dog will never do anything to put itself in danger, even if you
 PS> insist.  I was once disoriented in a subway station and I got very
 PS> angry at my dog, insisting that he go to a certain location.  He
 PS> refused and quite clearly pushed against me to get me away from the
 PS> place I was telling him to go.  I found out a few minutes later
 PS> that it was the track bed and we would have fallen five feet onto
 PS> live tracks!  After that, I started paying lots more attention to
 PS> his disagreements with me.
 PS>

Peter, you can't know just how much I needed to hear that story!  The older
I get, the more often I have those disorientation spells.  I had M.R.I.'s and
Cat scans that came up with nothing.  Just because they can't find it, I am
not convinced that it isn't connected to all of that tinnitus that I have,
and I just think that there is something pressing on a center of the brain
connected to orientation etc.  To go from the best to poor is difficult to
take.  If it's old age, well, I ain't having any more birthdays, grin.  Yes,
I know, birthday control pills are hazardous to your health.  When I trust a
dog, it will be like taking 20 years off of my life.  Thanks again, Peter.
If you ever come to the San francisco area please look me up.  It would be my
pleasure to assist you with housing, transportation, area information etc.
I have no problem with posting my voice phone number here.  Well, I leave in
just 4 days.  I'll probably not hear from you concerning your interview
before I go, but I certainly will find out quickly how you did when I get
back.Too bad that you aren't teaching out here, I would be pleased to take a
course under you.

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Subject: Re: New Text Reader
From: George.Mccoy@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (George Mccoy)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89.0 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hello Donald!

You are not the only person who has had these annoying problems with Q
Read.  The next version uses interrupt 10 for all screen writes.  I am
working on a way to write the screen to bios and the pick lists and note
taking editor directly to the screen, but I don't know how long it will
take.  I don't think you'll have to set anything up special for this
next version, unless you need to shut it up a bit.  I hope it won't
babble too much, but it's a lot better than it was.

I am implementing many of the great ideas and suggestions I got from all
the Blinktalkers who have been helping with this project.  The next
release will be out in a week or 2.

Thanks for trying Q read,
George

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Subject: Re: braille code changes
From: George.Mccoy@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (George Mccoy)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89.0 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 NR> I had not heard about these new changes.  Do you know why they want
 NR> to change the braille system?
  because some idiot needed another grant to support his habits or keep
  himself in cheap wine or something.  There's no good reason to change
  it the braille code other than to supply income to an egghead who has
  nothing better to do.

Regards,
George and Bullet

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Subject: Re: can anyone tell me something?
From: George.Mccoy@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (George Mccoy)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89.0 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA


[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hello Lisa!

Are you using the same computer as you were before you started having
trouble?  The earlier Symphonics cards will begin to fail as your
computer's clock speed aproaches 10 mhz.  If you ever decide to move to
a faster machine than that, you will probably find that the card will
not work at all.  Try resetting your computer when this happens and keep
resetting it until it works.

Hope this helps,
George and Bullet

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