robertj@tekgen.bv.tek.com (Robert Jaquiss) (05/13/91)
Index Number: 15492 ARTS Computer Products, Inc. 121 Beach St. Suite 400 Boston MA 02111-2501 (800)-343-0095 ARTS is a leader in reader technology; we are one of Arkenston's premier dealers. We can provide you with the Arkenstone Reader, accompanying computer and your preferred application software, and access products (voice and large print output). ARTS is the developer of PC BRAILLE--the celebrated braille translation and format program. The accessory software PC SIFT and WP SIFT let you transcribe text files or WordPerfect files directly into braille. PC SIFT is ideal for transcribing Computerized Books disks into braille; the format of the text is automatically maintained; in particular, line breaks, paragraphs, indents, hanging indents, and so forth are maintained. WP SIFT lets you go directly from WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 files immediately into braille; the document format is automatically maintained; in particular, line breaks, paragraphs, centered lines, indents, hanging indents, outlines, page breaks, and even Table of Contents are automatically generated. ARTS has a braille transcription service. Text files and WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1 files are: converted, translated and formatted, and embossed. The charge is 25 cents per kilobyte (1024 characters); the DOS command dir filename gives you the size of the file in bytes. Divide this number by 1024 to obtain the number of kilobytes in the file. If there is a fraction, round up to the next kilobyte. The braille manuscript is punched and bound at an additional charge of $2.50. If the file is in a file format other than text (ASCII) or WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1, there is a $10 conversion charge. Brochures on disk, in large print, and in braille are available free of charge. If you have any questions, feel free to call us on our tool-free phone line: (800)-343-0095