[Hallicrafters] Sorry, No Tactile TV

[Dave Moorman]

on 1/4/03 10:54 AM, Duane Fischer, W8DBF at dfischer at usol.com wrote:

> There are several software programs that convert the display on the CRT into a
> speakable format. However, only the text! Most notably JFW (JAWS For Windows)
> and Windows-Eyes. Both require a hardware device to permit synthetic speech to
> be heard. Some utilize the sound card, others use a specialized internal board
> (my personal choice) or an external peripheral device operating from COM#1,
> usually.  
> 
> These programs are very costly and they are not given free to the blind. JFW
> is
> $795 and Windows-Eyes is $595. Both are good, but I personally believe JFW is
> superior. 

The ability to speak text has been part of the Macintosh OS for the last
several years.

Dave  K9SW