Hi all,
Please forgive the cross posting, but I have tried to be as selective
as possible, If you're not interested in the Internet, delete now,
and please also accept my apologies for adding to your mail-box
clutter.
I'm often asked by new computer users, "How do I get onto the
Internet", "How much does it cost", etc.. Of course most of you are
already well versed in it, or you wouldn't be reading this. So
really, the message here is for you to pass information on to your
friends, who have yet to meet the delighted of web surfing, e-mail,
newsgroups and so on. Or maybe you'd like a simplified explanation of
various things yourself.
Olga Espinola is an lady with a string of credentials that would do
her justice in "Who's Who". Olga has spent the past year writing
"Captured by the Net". Here is a short extract from it, which in
Olga's own words, pretty much describes what the book is all about.
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"We mentioned what the Net is and isn't, and before you read this
book we want to tell you what this book is and is not. This book
is not a tutorial, nor is it a manual or handbook. It doesn't
replace mainstream books about the Internet. The National Library
Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped (NLS) and
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) offer several
Internet titles in accessible formats (see our complete listing
at the back of the book).
"Captured by the Net" covers issues and aspects of the Internet
specific to blind users. Like most books published by National
Braille Press, it is intended for first-time users of the
Internet, covering such issues as how to select an Internet
service provider, what hardware and software to buy, which e-mail
and news programs seem to work best with speech and braille, and
the like. We attempt to fill in the gaps between mainstream books
on the Internet and specialized Internet tutorials for the blind
--both of which already exist.
We answer the questions: What do I need, how much will it cost,
what works, and what will I get if I sign on?
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So where to you get this excellent book from? National Braille Press
in Boston.
I'll take a chance, and re-quote Diane Croft's message to me, hoping
she'll forgive me for a possible deluge of interested buyers
questions.
-----Original Message-----
From: Diane Croft [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 10 December 1999 15:56
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [Fwd: forwared]
Hello, George,
I'm glad you asked how people can get Captured by the Net in the UK.
They can
email an order to [log in to unmask] They would have to send their credit
card
information via the Net, which we have not found to be a problem. Or,
they can
fax an order to 617-437-0456 and include their credit card
information. Or,
they can send it through the mail to
National Braille Press
88 St. Stephen Street
Boston, MA 02115
The book is available in print, braille, cassette, and disk. All
formats are
$19.99 each "Free Matter for the Blind." We have found it doesn't take
that
long to travel to the UK. The print edition requires postage and I'm
not sure
what it is to the UK, but I can have someone calculate it if you think
people
want it in print. People can also check our Web site at:-
http://www.braille.com
[NOTE from George - The more direct link is:
http://www.braille.com/comp.html
Where you can view the Table of Contents]
Happy holidays,
Diane Croft
National Braille Press
Kindest regards,
George Bell
Managing Director
Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
(ICQ: 47555119)
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