TYPE & TALK
--- DISCONTINUED. (Verified 07/2009) RETAINED IN DATABASE FOR REFERENCE. --- Type & Talk is a voice output word processor designed for use by individuals with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. This self-contained word processor application package offers speech feedback as the typing progresses in a choice of letter by letter, word by word, sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, or by highlighted text block. Word by word speaking of highlighted text helps the user associate the written word with their sound. This software will read any onscreen text, including menu icons, Internet web pages, e-mail, and spreadsheets. Standard features include a voice-output spell checker with spelled-alike and sound-alike suggestions, a voice-output thesaurus linked to the spell checker, word prediction, abbreviation expansion, automatic correction, and homophone discrimination. Second language capabilities are available when working in Spanish. The software also offers screen magnification of text, tool bars, and help files and text and background colors can be changed to meet the user's needs. Specialized dictionaries for primary school, medicine, and geology are available. Speech fonts include U.S. male and female, United Kingdom male and female, Spanish male, French male, and others. An optional choice of four animated characters to provide speech feedback is also included. COMPATIBILITY: For use on Macintosh computers. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: MacPower PC, System 7.5 or higher, .Apple Speech Manager, 20 megabytes (MB) hard drive space, and 16 MB RAM.
Notes: textHELP! is a trademark of textHELP! Systems Ltd.
Price: 169.00.
This product record was updated on July 17, 2009.
This product is available from:
Manufacturer:
Texthelp Systems, Inc. (Formerly Lorien Systems Ltd.)
100 Unicorn Park DriveWoburn, Massachusetts 01801
United States
Telephone: 888-248-0652 or 617-896-9704.
Fax: 866-248-0652.
Web: http://www.texthelp.com.
Email: u.s.info@texthelp.com.
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Distributor(s):
Maxi-Aids, Inc.
42 Executive BoulevardFarmingdale, New York 11735
United States
Telephone: 800-522-6294 or 631-752-0521.
TT: 800-281-3555 or 631-752-0738.
Fax: 631-752-0689.
Web: http://www.maxiaids.com.
Email: sales@maxiaids.com.
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Woodlake Technologies, Inc.
650 West Lake Street, Suite 320Chicago, Illinois 60661
United States
Telephone: 800-253-4391 or 312-655-9200.
TT: 312-655-8614.
Fax: 312-655-8615.
Web: http://www.woodlaketechnologies.com.
Email: info@woodlaketechnologies.com.
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Meizner Business Machines Incorporated
4771 Boston Post RoadPellham, New York 10803
United States
Telephone: 718-671-7400.
Fax: 914-738-6068.
Web: No known web address.
Email: meizner@aol.com.
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Humanware Group (formerly Pulse Data Humanware and Visuaide)
175 Mason CircleConcord, California 94520
United States
Telephone: 800-722-3393 or 925-680-7100.
Fax: 925-681-4630.
Web: http://www.humanware.com.
Email: us.info@humanware.com.
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