And I comment on the news <g> I can tell you that when I tried them, they werent worth their weight in salt and that there are better. It would be better if they used standard approaches.
If you do get demos of their mac product, it would be interesting to see how well they work out of the box. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Panarese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 3:43 PM Subject: Re: Mac Software Hey, I just report the news. I would contact them for questions. I can tell you that the talking checkbook, dictionary and OCR products are pretty good for Windows. Take Care John D. Panarese Managing Director Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc. 9 Nolan Court Hauppauge, NY 11788 Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479 Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA, PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS, DUXBURY, SEROTEK AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Sep 17, 2008, at 3:36 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > Iam sugnificantly underwhelmed. Their information is scued toward > their > products and they are no bettter in fact there are better products > on the > market. > > What is Mactel? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Panarese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > ztheblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, Sectel? > ptember 17, 2008 3:10 PM > Subject: Mac Software > > > Hi folks, > I'm trying this again, as the message size seemed to cause a > rejection. This is part of a press release that might be of interest > to Mac users. > > > Press Release > > For Immediate Release > September 17, 2008 > Premier Literacy Announces > the Macintosh version of its products. > > > > > Premier Literacy, a leader in digital literacy hardware and software, > is proud to announce that it now offers a Macintosh version for its > entire Literacy Productivity Pack of applications. > > Kenneth Grisham, President / CEO of Premier Literacy, states "The > obvious importance of the Macintosh to the education arena has been a > driving force behind our decision to release a Macintosh version of > our core products. We have made significant investments to make sure > that our mainstream applications look and perform as well on the Mac > as they do in our long-standing proven products for the PC platform." > > Dr. Steve Timmer, VP of Research / Chief Technology Officer, further > elaborates "We performed extensive analysis and testing of our > underlying technologies to ensure that we maintained integrity for the > features and functions found in our products, regardless of the > operating system. In keeping with our overall pursuit of Universal > Design for Learning, we demand that our users have the same positive > experience on the Macintosh platform. Our Literacy Productivity Pack > includes 9 distinct products that enable individuals to be more > efficient when working with digital content. The multi-modal > capabilities of our applications allow students to both see and hear > what is being read or typed. Studies have shown that utilizing > multiple forms of input significantly increases a student's > comprehension and retention of information. The comprehensive set of > features and functions in our Literacy Productivity "suite" is a > tremendous tool box for any user. The Macintosh platform further > extends our reach to optimize the number of users we serve". > > Premier Literacy's Macintosh applications will run on any Mac > workstation that is based on the Mactel technology. The Literacy > Productivity "Mac Pack" contains the following 9 applications: > • > • Universal Reader Plus > • Ultimate Talking Dictionary > • E-Text Reader > • Talking Word Processor > • Text-To-Audio > • Scan and Read Pro > • PDF Magic Pro > • PDF Equalizer ML > • Talking Calculator > The Literacy Productivity "Mac Pack" retails for $249.95. > > > > > Take Care > > John Panarese > > > > >
