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From: dumesny@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Alain Dumesny)
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Subject: Re: Tools for the Almost-Blind
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Date: 22 Oct 88 03:24:18 GMT
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Reply-To: dumesny@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Alain Dumesny)
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In article <13292@cisunx.UUCP> al@cisunx.UUCP ( alan m  Lesgold) writes:
>I have a friend with extremely limited vision.  He can work with computer
>screens only if he can magnify them enough so that individual text letters are
>one or more inches tall.  He has special equipment on an IBM PC but is
>interested in doing some work that might go better on a Macintosh or even a
>NeXT.  I would appreciate direct email replies from anyone who knows of Mac
>desk accessories or other tools for this purpose that can be used with any 
>software or of plans for such capability on the NeXT.

The mac as a small init (things you put in your system folder, and they
startup by themself) called closeview wwhich does exactly what you want.
Apple distribute it with their system 6 release (you may have to use version
6 or hiher in order to use it.  6.0.2 is hout with no bugs :-)
You choose cloaseview from the contraol panel to specify the magnification
that you want (from 2 to 16).  At 16 the standard small letters (size 12)
appears to be about two inches big.  That you be plenty enough...

Anyway, let me know if you want me to send you a copy if you can't locate it,
and want to try it on a mac.

Hope this helped.
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Alain Dumesny
Cornell University
dumesny@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu