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- FLIPPER BY OMNICHRON
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- Flipper is a program which allows full access to
- IBM and compatible personal computers (PC, AT or
- PS/2) by blind or visually impaired persons. Flipper
- uses a voice synthesizer to explain what is on the
- computer's screen, verbally. Flipper is designed to be
- very responsive, and makes fast, efficient use of the
- computer easy.
- Flipper makes ordinary software accessible to
- blind persons, the same software which is used in
- business offices, by sighted professionals, by lawyers,
- etc. Flipper does not change the way programs are
- run on the computer, to a great extent, so the use of
- ordinary instructional materials and classes is
- practical.
- Flipper is written for speed, in assembly
- language. Flipper even stops on a dime when using
- a Dectalk. Flipper is also efficient, for example, it
- can also use less than 52 kilobytes of RAM.
- Flipper also allows access to difficult programs
- like mainframe communication software (IRMA and
- similar products), spreadsheets, database programs,
- as well as the broad range of word processors and
- other programs that are available.
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- Flipper's features are available right out of the
- box, with no programming or macros necessary. For
- those who wish, however, Flipper has a powerful
- feature (AUTOKEY MODE) which allows the writing
- of very sophisticated scripts which can control both
- it and the application program.
- Flipper is organized logically, so it is easy to
- learn and use. If something is forgotten, specific
- help is available with a keystroke. Basics like the
- built in keyboard learning feature can become
- important even to advanced users when using an
- unfamiliar keyboard.
- Flipper is inexpensive ($395 US), especially
- when the increased efficiency of the user is
- considered. It can be a powerful tool for writers,
- secretaries, computer programmers, students, and
- other blind professionals. There is a full 30 day
- money-back satisfaction guarantee on Flipper when
- purchased directly from Omnichron.
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- Omnichron
- 1438 Oxford St.
- Berkeley, CA 94709
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- PHONE: (415) 540-6455
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- SELECTED FEATURES
- Built in, on line instructions.
- Powerful screen searching, with wildcards.
- Spreadsheet compatibility built in.
- Automatic pull down menu handling.
- Tracking enhancement cursers.
- Automatic repeated character counting.
- Loads into high memory on 386 computers.
- Reads the entire IBM character set.
- Read sentence by sentence, live, right in an editor.
- The Flip in Flipper is for flipping from configuration
- to configuration, which Flipper makes especially fast
- and easy.
- When using Flipper and an electronic Braille printer,
- a line or a portion of the screen can be Brailled with
- a keystroke.
- You can also transfer information from the screen to
- soft braille devices, for example, the VersaBraille.
- Flipper also cooperates with large screen display
- programs, for low vision users who want dual access.
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- PRICE LIST:
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- Flipper software. $395
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- Includes documentation in large print, Braille, audio
- tape, and on disk, with an electronic indexing
- facility.
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- Educational use site licence. $1500
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- Includes a license to install an unlimited number of
- copies of the Flipper software at a single site,
- 5 copies of the Braille and print documentation, and
- 10 copies of the audio tape documentation.
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- Artic Synphonix 210 PT. $395
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- Inexpensive, responsive synthesizer, for PC and AT
- compatibles. Uses approximately 17 kilobytes of
- memory. Needs 1 available hardware interrupt.
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- Aicom Accent. $745
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- Quality synthesizer for PC, XT and high speed AT
- compatibles. Very accurate pronunciation and
- responsive, smooth, high speed speech synthesis.
- Contains its own processor, so it does not use
- hardware interrupts or any computer time. Uses less
- than 2 kilobytes of main memory.
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- Aicom Accent SA. $945
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- External serial synthesizer for IBM and compatible
- computers, including PS/2 computers. Very accurate
- pronunciation and responsive, smooth, high speed
- speech synthesis.
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- Other Aicom Accent models CALL
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- Accent synthesizers are available for the Toshiba
- laptop computers including the Toshiba 1000SE, and
- PS/2 microchannel computers.
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- Artic Synphonix 220 PT. $495
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- Inexpensive, responsive synthesizer, for Toshiba
- laptop computers. Uses approximately 17 kilobytes
- of memory.
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- Flipper also supports the following synthesizers:
- Audapter from Personal Speech Systems, Dectalk,
- Votrax Votalker, Votrax PSS, Echo, Braille and Speak,
- Pocket Braille, Sounding Board, and Speakeasy.
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- Please inquire about availability and support of other
- voice synthesizers.
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- ABOUT THE PROGRAMMER:
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- Dr. John Stephen Smith is an Assistant Professor at
- the University of California, Berkeley, in the
- department of Electrical Engineering and Computer
- Science. The program was developed in association
- with Cynthia Lowe and Jay Yi. Many of Flipper's
- users have also contributed valuable ideas, especially
- the following:
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- Peter Cantisani Marc Sutton
- Dennis Fantin Curtis Chong
- Vicky Winslow Nelson Hinman
- Karen Navy John Cunningham
- Robert Larson Auggie Chuma
- Noberto Salinas Audrey Klose
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