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From: martin@noscvax.UUCP
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Subject: Text to Braille Translation Software Wanted
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Date: Tue, 2-Aug-83 15:19:09 EDT
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     I am looking for software which will perform text to Grade-2 Braille
translation and text formatting to run under Unix.  In Grade-2 Braille,
combinations of characters are contracted into single Braille characters.
I do not need perfect translation, since this would require knowledge of
natural language and pronunciation rules as well as knowledge of the
contracted forms by the software.
I would appreciate hearing from anyone who knows of such software.
Doug Martin