I have an interest in this too, and would also like to have any information,
general or specific. I would have thought that the Mac could pose some problems,
being so graphical in nature - it does not have a console window as PC and Unix
machines do, so text-based programs cannot be ued.

Richard Dobson


pete moss wrote:
> 
> sorry for this post, but i dont know who else to ask...
> 
> one of the profs here at the university wants me to build his sister a
> computer.  they have a few stipulations.  she is blind and wants a voice
> recognition program so she can run things without seeing them. also,
> they want it to be a mac.  does anyone know of any voice software for
> the mac out there?
> next question, she wants a midi hookup to a keyboard.  how midi friendly
> is mac?  what kind of software / hardware should i be looking for?
> also, jim stevenson, what kind of a setup do you use?  you have
> mentioned your mail reader in the past, but what other hardware /
> software do you use?  do they make braille keyboards?
> 
> any info or url that anyone could give would be most appreciated.  sorry
> for the off topic post.
>