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In article <1992Aug6.165026.11981@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> leeda@cps.msu.edu (Dae Hee Lee) writes:
>I am very interested in developing the screen reading software for the
>blind. But OS/2 does not allow a application to trap the video routine
>like int 10h in DOS to get the data written into the screen buffer.  Is
>there any good way to watch the video data? Is it a good way how a
>software reads the data in the screen buffer in a every period of time?
>Please help me out.

Do you necessarily want to reinvent the wheel?  IBM has software
called Screen Reader/PM, just released, which will allow vision
impaired users (and users in certain other applications, e.g.
industrial settings) to use OS/2 2.0.  It has gotten rave reviews.

The software is a bit pricey (about $700 retail, less for academic
customers), but if you need it you need it badly, and there aren't a
lot of alternatives on the market right now (none that I know of for
GUIs).  Plus Screen Reader/PM is pretty darn good from what I hear.

For more information I would start by calling the PS/2 HelpCenter at
800-PS2-2227.

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