Oh wow that sounds cool


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From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 8:35 PM
Subject: Recent people and musical note discussion


> 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.
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>> 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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