DAH@psuvm.psu.edu (Donald A. Hazle) (04/10/91)
Index Number: 14647 At present I employ a person who is a Cerebral Palsy Victim having no use of her arms or legs and limited verbal commications. Despite this handicap, she is using a Swan 286 PC with the help of a LROP (Long Range Optical Pointer) supplied by Words+ Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calf. This hardward/software combination has worked well with software such as WordPerfect 5.1, Dbase and other PC packages. However, I have had considerable problems in adapting any 3270 communications packages using an IBM 3278/79 emulation adapter card operating over Coax to an IBM controller. I have tried to use IBM software, PC Focus and Attachmate Extra, all of which have to some extent refuse to accept keystroke commands from the LROP. I have been advised by Words+ that any TSR software may cause problems. Also the LROP works directly with the keyboard buffer to form commands. Therefore Words+ has advised me to attempt commuincation over an async line operating thru a protocol converter. I plan to test this method in the new few days. Though, I have had considerble experience with voice and scanning devices for the blind, I would appreciate some help in this area with the following questions. 1. Has anyone used a LROP to interface over coax using an IBM 3270 controller and a IBM 3270/79 emulation adapter? 2. Has anyone used a LROP in anyform of async communications and if so what software on the PC seemed to work? Post, call or send reply to DAH at PSUVM Donald A. Hazle 106 Human Development East Penn State University University, Park Pa. 16802 Phone 814-863-2232
Jim.Sherwin@f21.n272.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Sherwin) (04/26/91)
Index Number: 15231 Hi, I feel I have some particularly interesting insights which will help those of you in the teaching profession. I am a Quadriplegic <C-4 complete.> Which has paralyzed me from the neck down. Currently I use a MAC SE Personal Computer with a Personics Headmaster headset to operate the system. I'm studying Psychology at Marist College, and I'm a Senior with a 3.3 GPA. As you can see I am quite frank writing about this somewhat difficult life circumstance. With-out going into detail, I've had many public speaking engagements in schools in my locality and am willing to share any of that information with anyone who might like or need to know about my life-style. I'll check in here from time to time, and I live in Beacon NY near Newburgh. Sorry about the "canned" into above, it save a lot of keystrokes. I'm not to familiar with the system you use but I am able to emulate a 3270 main frame "full screen text editing" with a package called MCWS. This software can "trick" Marist College's main frame into letting me connect to the system's PCWS dos interface program. Is that the route your persuing? If you use the inter-college mail facility my address is KHJQ@MUSICB. I'm not familiar with using the mainframe's mail facility but could reply once you've contacted me. Good luck in your endeavors and hope my input helped. \/ Squire \/ /\ Jim /\ -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!272!21!Jim.Sherwin Internet: Jim.Sherwin@f21.n272.z1.fidonet.org