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Subject: Re: IBM PC Programs for visually impaired
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Date: 7 Mar 91 05:11:58 GMT
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enc@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Erez N. Carmel) writes:
> A visually impaired person is looking for program for IBM/PC.  The
> following are of interest:
> 1.  A TSR to magnify the output of regular programs
> 2.  A word processor with large screen fonts
 

Here is a list of the various text enlargers/magnifiers that
I have available on my BBS.  Some of these are available on
SIMTEL20 as well.  BBS phone number is 1-203-337-1607
(300/1200/2400 baud).

You should also check with the IBM National Support Center for
Persons with Disabilities.  Their address is:

        IBM National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities
        P. O. Box 2150
        Atlanta, GA 30055
        (800) 426-2133
        (800) 284-9482 (TDD)
        (404) 238-4806

Anyway, here is the list:
   The following set of programs were all written
   by Bill Arendt of Hexagon Products.  The files that
   are in ".EXE" format are self-extracting archive files.

 BDIR, BEDIT, BLOOK and BTYPE will all display
       from 10 to 60 characters per line
 
BDIR2.EXE       21828 DIR type command in large characters 
BEDIT2.ZIP            Large character editor 
BLOOK2.EXE      26288 Look at ascii files 
BTYPE2.EXE      22528 DOS TYPE command in large characters 
 
 BPOP (also by Bill Arendt) is a TSR (Terminate
 and Stay Resident program) that acts as a software
 magnifying glass.  When needed, BPOP will pop up
 and enlarge any text that is being displayed.
 There are 4 different versions of BPOP.  They vary
 by the number of different sizes that can be displayed
 and the amount of memory that is needed.  Documentation
 is in BPOPDC.EXE
 
BPOPA.EXE       18560 "Magnifying glass" - 10 chars per line 
BPOPB.EXE       20480 10, 26 or 52 characters per line 
BPOPC.EXE       21632 10, 20 or 40 characters per line 
BPOPD.EXE       23680 10, 20, 26, 40 or 52 characters per line 
BPOPDC.EXE      15360 Documentation for BPOP 
 
     Some other programs to enlarge characters either on
      the screen or on the printer

BCDEMO.ZIP      54891 BigCalc, which works with large characters 
                               or with braille or with speech
BIG26.ZIP      141702 The BIG utilities-BIG, BIGMONE & TYPER, a typing tutor 
BIGCAL.ZIP      36859 Print large type calendar 
BIGECHO.ZIP      4226 Print large letters in batch files 
BIGPRINT.ZIP    22125 Program to print large letters 
BIG-TEXT.ZIP    43778 Enlarges text files to printer or screen 
BIGTIMER.ZIP    15476 Large character timer 
CGACLK2.ZIP     25822 Large letter clock/timer/stop watch (CGA) 
HVIEW.ZIP       84001 Demo of HandiVIEW screen magnifier (Version 2.00) 
LARGE.ZIP       34050 Another program to enlarge text on screen 
LETENLRG.ZIP    35818 Put large characters into a file 
MAGAN.ZIP       11996 One more pop up text enlarger 
MAGH10.ZIP      40879 Text enlarger for a Hercules graphics card 
VERBVIEW.ZIP    27210 And yet another text enlarger