Vendors of software for DOS access
To use DOS applications through speech, you need to have two things: a speech synthesizer and a screen access program.
Click here for a list of speech synthesizers
Click here for a list of Windows access programs
60 Broughton Rd
3127 Surrey Hills Victoria
Australia
+61 3-9899-9191 v
+61 3-9899-7774 f
bertilsn@ozemail.com.au
The Keynote Gold is a combination speech and access system that is more hardware based (able to watch screen memory) better than other systems, so tracks better. System is sold in the US by HumanWare.
Altix Ltd
ul Konwiktorska 9
00 216 Warszawa
Poland
+48 2 635 7614 v
+48 2 635 5793 f
They have a screen access program which only works with their Polish synthesizer.
Aptech Ltd
Collingwood House, Meadowfield, Ponteland
Newcastle upon Tyn NE20 9SD
United Kingdom
+44 1661 860 999 v
+44 1661 22777 f
Beacon and Keystone screen-readers for DOS.
140 West 15th Street North, Suite 305
Vancouver BC V7M 1R6
Canada
604-984-4099 v
604-985-8493 f
Protalk version 3.0, a DOS screen reader.
105 E Jarrettsville Rd
Forest Hill MD 21050
410-893-9333 v
410-836-5040 f
may@blazie.com
PC Master, program for the BnS
439 Union St
Hudson NY 12534
chuckh@taconic.net
Their access program is called Provox. Download it from the website
PO Box 83
Worcester WR3 8TU
United Kingdom
+44 1905 754577 v
+44 1905 754559 f
sales@dolphinaccess.com
HAL 5 is popular in England.
100 South Ellsworth Ave, 4th floor
San Mateo CA 94401
650-348-7401, or 7402 for support v
650-348-7403 f
info@dolphinusa.com
HAL 5 is popular in England.
725 Airport North Office Park
Ft. Wayne IN 46825
219-489-3671 v
219-489-2608 f
support@gwmicro.com
Vocal-Eyes
11800 31st Court N.
St. Petersburg FL 33716
727-803-8000 or 800-336-5658 ext. 1010 for sales v
727-803-8001 f
info@hj.com
Jaws for DOS
11400 Burnet Road
Austin TX 78758
800-426-4832; 800-426-4833 TTY v
snsinfo@us.ibm.com
Screen Reader/DOS 1.3 gives access to DOS
KFKI Institute for Measurement and Computing Techniques
PO Box 49
H-1525 Budapest
Hungary
+361 169 9499 v
+361 169 5532 f
integrated speech and software for Hungarian
3039 Aubert Ave
Louisville KY 40206
502-897-5789 v
502-721-6083 f
74076.2075@compuserve.com
ASAP
Nikol Electronics
Bercsenyi u.9
H-1111 Budapest
Hungary
+361 156 0802 v
+36 1 1560802 f
speech and voice for Hungarian.
Novotech GmbH
Alpenstrasse 3
D-78464 Konstanz
Germany
+49 7531 68130 v
+49 7531 68620 f
Their product Bamplus is a screen reader for DOS.
Omnichron
1438 Oxford
Berkeley CA 94709
510-540-6455 v
510-540-8550 f
lowe@omnichron.com
Flipper screen access. It is our experience that it is hard to contact Omnichron.
OMS Development
610 B Forest Avenue
Wilmette IL 60091
847-251-5787 or 800-831-0272 v
847-251-5793 f
ebohlman@netcom.com
Their product Tiny-Talk is very cheap ($150) so it is good for those with a limited budget.
1 Expo Place, PO Box 3044
Christchurch
New Zealand
+64 3 384 4555 v
+64 3 384 4933 f
sales@pulsedata.com
Keynote Gold is synthesizer and access software
Spektra Coop
Zatisska 915/1
Praha 4 14300
Czech Republic
+420 2 401 4022 v
+420 2 402 6903 f
spektra@braillnet.cz
PCVOX, plug in board with integrated software works with Czech, Slovak, or Russian.
Supercomputer Education and Research Centre
Indian Institute of Science
560 012 Bangalore
India
+91 80 334 6659 v
+91 80 334 1683 f
chairman@serc.iisc.ernet.in
integrated speech plus software
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