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Article #14732Re: Developing Software For Visually Impaired
From: clive
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1987 00:23
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1987 00:23
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in article <1536@bunker.UUCP>, wtm@bunker.UUCP says:
> Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP
>
> Index Number: 0072
> Written-by: Albert Melissen (FidoNet 340/20) 02/02/87
>
> I am presently developing a talking computer for the blind which should see
> the market be sept/oct this year, I am also developing the software that it
> will contain. The biult in software will contain a word processor as well as
> a user friendly terminal program. Since I am a sighted person, my knowledge
> as to what is required and what is desirable in the way of features for these
> programs is somewhat limited.
> Here is a short list of the features that they contain :
> The word processor:
> A Simulated full screen editor (voice of course)
> Full text and voice driven cursor commands
> Full word / line spell / read back commands
> Much more than I would like to enter.
>
> The terminal program
> Up and downloading
> Built in auto dialler
> And a system that will allow log on to "normal" BBS's and data
> bases such as The Source.
>
> Please if you have any suggestions or comments for this software or questions
> about the computer of software please send me a message containing this.
> Please feel free to do so, I need all the feedback I can get.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Albert Melissen
>
> * Origin: 1B Systems Management, Nanaimo, B.C. (604) 758-3072 (340/20)
>
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!drutx!druhi!clive From: clive@druhi.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Developing Software For Visually Impaired Message-ID: <1699@druhi.UUCP> Date: Fri, 20-Feb-87 19:23:10 EST Article-I.D.: druhi.1699 Posted: Fri Feb 20 19:23:10 1987 Date-Received: Mon, 23-Feb-87 02:06:04 EST References: <1536@bunker.UUCP> Organization: resident visitor Lines: 43