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To: I1002812--IBMMAIL NFB R&D Committee
FROM: Steve Jacobson - IT Order Proc. Mktg. and Dist.
3M Company - 555-01-03 Phone: (612) 733-9780
St. Paul, MN 55144 FAX: (612) 736-6037
Subject: SlimWare WINDOW Bridge Demo
Persons wishing to try the "demo" version of SlimWare WINDOW Bridge may
wish to consider downloading it from the Syntha-Voice BBS. It is also
available from NFB-net. There is a lot to download, though, so you will
probably want to download at 9600 baud or higher. There are 6 zip files
that total over 1.3 megabytes.
If you plan to try the demo version, there are several things you should
keep in mind. First, don't bother with anything lower than version 1.30.
Although lower versions worked, they were sometimes more difficult to
install, depending upon your operating environment. I had much
difficulty getting previous versions to install, but v1.30 went in
without a problem. Second, be aware that you cannot install this product
as you might other such software that you download. The unzipped files
are too big to fit on a single 1.44 diskette, and the installation
procedure is set up to run from a floppy. You must unzip all files into
a subdirectory on your hard disk then copy certain files to a floppy
thereby creating an installation diskette. I mention this even though
Syntha-Voice outlines this procedure in their GETSTART.DOC file, because
you must unzip the SWB130_i.zip file before you can read this file. this
is not meant to be a criticism of Syntha-Voice, it's just the way it
sometimes works in the world of downloading and unzipping. Finally,
don't bother trying any WINDOWS screen access program without at least
some familiarity with WINDOWS. WINDOWS documentation is available in
electronic form from Recording for the Blind. It might be a good idea to
have already installed WINDOWS. According to the documentation, the
commercial version of SlimWare WINDOW Bridge will let you install
WINDOWS using speech. However, it seems only fair to me to be sure that
your WINDOWS system is running correctly before you start running screen
access software for evaluation purposes.
This note should not be interpreted as an endorsement of this or any
screen access product for WINDOWS. I am in the very early stages of
researching this area for my work setting, and want to save you from
repeating some of my mistakes.
Yet, my experience is beginning to give me reason to hope that we may
conquer the graphical user interface.
Regards,
Steve Jacobson
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