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In light of some of our recent topics, this bit of info sent to me by a
friend. I have no additional info, just thought it was interesting. So it
is sent along, not only because it's short, but for your amazement or
amusement.
> Bright Idea:
> A graduate student at Cornell University in Ithaca, N. Y. has spearheaded
> the development
> of prototype soft ware that translates colors into musical notes,
> permitting
> users
> to "read" colored weather maps with their ears. Victor Wong, blind since
> age
> 7, devised
> a system in which the 88 piano notes correspond to colors. Wong hopes his
> software
> will one day give the blind access to a wide array of pictures.
> As quoted in AARP Bulletin Board
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