OOPS! I got on the website... Nance Nancy Shackelford ----- Please check out my store...Something for everyone! www.nk-shouseofstuff.biz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Adams" <judy@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 12:34 PM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: scanning and reading appliance > Dear mailing list, > > Don't forget Jim Bliss's VIP scanning software; his company is still going > strong, despite his illness and recent death. VIP can be used with any > Twain scanner (e.g. Canon, Epson, etc.), and the software is $295 (or can > be "bundled" with his e-mail - PnC E-mail, and browser - PnC Net for a > total of $500). Scanned text is spoken (and displayed in large print for > low vision users). Most commands are given with the number keypad in VIP, > and using arrow keys on the PnC product menus. VIP has simple audio help > identifying the key used for different functions. You can pick up a > good scanner for around $100, so with just VIP and a scanner, you have a > great system. There is also a calculator program in VIP, a simple word > processor, a database, a clock, and a CD with 658 literary classics, > including some US historical documents and the complete King James Bible > (all documents on the CD can be bookmarked in VIP). You can copy scanned > documents over into MS Word for editing, brai > lling, etc. Uses MS Anna voice on Win7 computers, or older XP voices, or > Neospeech voices can be purchased through JBliss. > > The demo CD has 30-day trial versions, gives you a demo of the different > voices, and a 30 min. video with informative sound track. Let me know if > you're interested in a demo CD to try This is PC software, not > stand-alone, but quite affordable. Even if you don't have a scanner, you > can see how the system works, because there is a sample scanned file. I > recommend that you call me after installation so I can talk you through > the initial steps and answer any questions. > > Best regards, > > Judy Adams (former Optacon teacher, sighted), > President > JBliss Low Vision Systems > 888-452-5477 9-5 California time > judy@xxxxxxxxxx > > ----- Original Message --------------- > > Subject: [optacon-l] Re: scanning and reading appliance > From: Robert Feinstein <harlynn@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:59:08 -0400 (EDT) > To: optacon list <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >>Very well described, Mary. Thank you. >> >>Robert >> >>On Fri, 13 Apr 2012, Mary Emerson wrote: >> >>> Morning list, >>> >>> SARA stands for Scanning and Reading Appliance. it's a stand-alone >>> device; most of them these days are flat bed scanners, although the >>> newer models are scanners with a camera above the machine, looking down >>> on a page of print that is facing up. Flat bed scanners work with the >>> camera underneath, and the printed matter face down. The idea is to have >>> the scanner scan and then read you the document, or store it in its >>> memory and later displayed in braille, or read aloud, or copied to a >>> thumb drive. You can attach a braille display and read the document in >>> braille if you use the model with the camera above the page. >>> >>> You can listen to the SARA reading as you read the document or page with >>> the optacon. >>> >>> Mary >>> to view the list archives, go to: >>> >>> www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l >>> >>> To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: >>> >>> optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the >>> quotes) in the message subject. >>> >>> Tell your friends about the list. 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