This might be of some interest to someone. I'll cerainly have a look at the page. ... ----- Forwarded message from marvin hunkin <marvkin at hotmail.com> ----- From: "marvin hunkin" <marvkin@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2000 00:04:06 GMT Subject: Fwd: [Fwd: BEAM XVI Linux Software, X-Windows access for the visually impaired and blind] To: NFBcs at NFBnet.org (Multiple recipients of NFBnet NFBcs Mailing List) >From: David Poehlman <poehlman at clark.net> >Reply-To: access-l at icomm.ca >To: GUISPEAK List <guispeak at LISTSERV.NAS.NET>, blind-l list ><BLIND-L at LISTSERV.UARK.EDU>, "access-l at icomm.ca" <access-l at icomm.ca> >Subject: [Fwd: BEAM XVI Linux Software, X-Windows access for the visually >impaired and blind] >Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 07:14:52 -0500 > > > >-------- Original Message -------- >Subject: BEAM XVI Linux Software, X-Windows access for the visually >impaired and blind >Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 11:34:37 +0000 >From: Terry Barnaby <terry at beam.demon.co.uk> >Reply-To: blinux-list at redhat.com >To: blinux-list at redhat.com, >usonix at trace.wisc.edu,ocularis-users at lists.sourceforge.net, >gnome-list at gnome.org > >BEAM has developed a software package to assist visually impaired and >blind >people in the use of Unix X-Windows systems. It is called the XVI system >and >has been in use for a number of years. >The current system is implemented as a hardware/software solution in the >form >of an X-Windows network terminal. > >As a progression we intend to release the software alone for use on the >Linux >operating system. We have the basic system running and are now >considering >distribution methods. Our current thoughts are to offer the package free >for >individual private use and to make a charge for companies or commercial >use. > >There are sections of the software we are considering making available >under >the GPL or similar license, especially the speech/braille device server >and >screen reader application interface system. > >Some aspects of the system could do with further work. These include >drivers for different devices and interfaces to different GUI toolkits. >Maybe some form of collaboration would be useful here. >We have produced a web site giving a technical description of the >product >and its current development activity. > >We would welcome anyone to have a look and provide feedback on this. >Please contact xvil at beam.demon.co.uk. > >Mail: mailto:xvil at beam.demon.co.uk >WebSite: http://www.beam.ltd.uk/xvil/ > >Terry > >-- > Dr Terry Barnaby BEAM Ltd > Phone: +44 1454 324512 Northavon Business Center, Dean >Rd > Fax: +44 1454 313172 Yate, Bristol, BS37 5NH, UK > Email: terry at beam.demon.co.uk Web: www.beam.demon.co.uk > BEAM for: Visually Impaired X-Terminals, Parallel Processing, Software >Dev > "Tandems are twice the fun !" > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Blinux-list mailing list >Blinux-list at redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. -- This mailing list is sponsored by the National Federation of the Blind, NFB. To view or search an archive of messages for this list, go to: http://www.nfbnet.org For more information about the NFB, please call (410) 659-9314, point your internet browser to http://www.nfb.org or Telnet to nfbnet.org. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV | And if the ground yawned, Email: davros at ycardz.com | I'd step to the side and say, Phone: (972) 276-6360 | "Hey ground! I'm nobody's lunch!" Voice mail: (877) 791-5298 | --Eddie From Ohio
