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                            THE BLIND NEWS DIGEST

                                 Issue # 1117

                          Friday, February 03, 1995

Today's Topics:


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                      Braille embosser FREE! + shipping
                               talking clocks
                           Re: PCMCIA Voice cards
                         Hello from C.R.I.S. Readers
                         Re: Electronic Thermostats
                        Re: Blind News Digest # 1116


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Subject: Braille embosser FREE! + shipping
From: kswheat@Gateway.Uswnvg.COM (Scott Wheat)
Organization: U S WEST NewVector Group, Inc.


I have an old MBOS-1 Braille embosser that I want to get rid of.

The cost is FREE! to the first person who will pay shipping or pick it up in
Kirkland, Washington.

This is a slow embosser at 10 characters per second but it will get the job
done if you are patient.

I hooked it up last night to test it out and it seems to work fine.  sometimes
dots here and there will not emboss completely but it seems to be readable.
This problem may be fixed by cleaning and/or aligning the embossing head.

If you are interested you can contact me at:

           e-mail:  kswheat@uswnvg.com
        day phone:  (206) 450-8534
    evening phone:  (206) 488-7803 (between 5pm and 10pm PST)

Scott Wheat




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Subject: talking clocks
From: kll@cris.com (Kathy L. Lopez)

I am blind and I am looking for a new talking clock.
I want to find a talking clock,
that has an alarm that can have it's sound ajusted
more than just two or three levels.
Also, it would be helpful if the alarm went off more than just for one
minute.  If anyone knows where I can get suche a clock please E-mail me
at: kll@cris.com
Kathy L. Lopez
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Subject:  Re: PCMCIA Voice cards
From: allaye@bnr.ca (mark (m.) allaye-chan)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.,


In article <35312@handicap.news> sms@cris.com (Steven M. Sawczyn) writes:

>   Index Number: 35312
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>   Hi, I am thinking of purchasing one of the PCMCIA voice cards out there on
>   the market.  One card which I am attracted to is the new Aicom accent
>   messenger.  Is there anyone out there using this card?  If so, can I have so
me
>   positive or negative feedback?  Any info would be appreciated.
>

I would be interested in finding out about the various PCMCIA voice cards
out there also.




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Subject: Hello from C.R.I.S. Readers
From: KVAF46A@prodigy.com (Lynn Rosen)
Organization: Prodigy Services Company  1-800-PRODIGY

Judy and Lynn from West Hartford, Ct are surfing and have just found you.
 We are readers at Connecticut Radio Information System (CRIS), the
talking newsstand for the blind and print handicapped in Wethersfield, CT.
  Together we read The Wall Street Journal on Tuesdays, Judy also reads
Back Pages on Weds., and tapes a one-hour Info+ that is aired on Thursday
mornings.  Lynn also reads Wall Street on Wed., and Back Pages on Thurs.

Are any CRIS listeners out there?




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Subject: Re: Electronic Thermostats
From: lmaschm@cms.cc.wayne.edu (Lee Maschmeyer)

In issue 1114, somebody asked about using electronic thermostats.  I was
able to use my Honeywell with the help of my Optacon.  I could read the
temperature,, read and set the time, set the begin and end times for the
offsets, and use the Skip and Change buttons successfully.  Without the
Optacon it would have bee a pain (and some things would have been
impossible).

I also wear hearing aids, but found that using them to listen to the
magnetic fields was not as reliable as I had expected.  For a couple
functions (Skip and Change, is case you know what that means), I had to
push the button and then look at the display to see whether the arrow had
lit.  There is a lag time between the arrow coming on and the actual
response of the thermostat (it must sample the state of things every 20 or
30 seconds, so you have to go by the arrows and not what the thermostat is
actually doing).

So, if you have an Optacon, get a sample from the vendor and see whether
you can read it.

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Subject: Re: Blind News Digest # 1116
From: DUFFLEY@utkvx.utk.edu

Hello everyone,
I am a graduate student in voc. rehab. I am working on a research project
dealing with Ushers . I'm interested in assistive technology . and other
information dealing with deaf-blindness. Any info will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Patricia Duffley
Duffley@utkvx.utk.edu



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