Hi all,

I don't know if it came up on here, but Ann's comments from a while back
reminded me that IBM is offering a rebate on HPR (Home Page Reader) If you
are interested, write me privately, and I'll look it up at work for ya.

Randy

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    -- Thurmond Moore
----- Original Message -----
From: Ann Parsons <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 4:57 PM
Subject: low cost screen reading software?


> Hi all,
>
> Jeanie, both Window-Eyes and JFW have demo versions that you can use
> most effectively.  Their only drawback is that they quit after 20
> mins.  However, all you do is simply reboot or restart them.  This
> would be an excellent way to test software.
>
> If you're planning to install such software for the use of patrons in
> your library, suggest getting the full version of one of these.
> Window-eyes has the best support for web pages I think, but that's my
> opinion.  I use it!  <smile> It's also cheaper than JFW by $200.  For
> testing purposes, the demo versions should work just fine.  You will
> need a computer with a sound card so that you can use the SAPI synthe.
>
> Again, if you do extended experimentation, you may want to purchase
> one or the other of these.  They aren't making PW-Web Speak any more.
> I dunnow about the IBM one, how much it costs.  the demo should work
> fine for what you want I think.
>
> Ann P.
>
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JRRT
>