Jim.Shaffer@f60.n382.z1.fidonet.org (Jim Shaffer) (01/11/91)
Index Number: 12862
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
Hi Skip. SoftServ works like this:
1> You get a book on diskette or download it from their BBS.
No it's not a free call unfortunately. It's in Long Beach, CA.
2> You will, if a member, get a password to unlock the book you get.
This book comes in a ZIP archive, and you first run an unlock program
so you can then unzip the archive.
3> At this point you've just got flat files. You'll have to read them the
same way you'd read the CBFB stuff (Computerized Books for the Blind).
Their membership fee is about $20 but if you're blind you don't have to pay
it. Also, their BBS uses one of those high-speed 19.2KB modems if you can
make use of that.
Here's the address:
SoftServ Publishing INC.
P.O. box 94
Long Beach, CA 90801-0094
Phone (213)824-5145
BBS Phone (213)957-1176
Jim Shaffer
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