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Date sent: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:59:58 +0200
From: Peter Verhoeven <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: ZoomText Xtra 7 for Windows 95/98/NT released
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Dear list members,
AiSquared has released version 7 of ZoomText Xtra.
ZoomText Xtra is a professional screen magnifier plus screen reader
(speech support) for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT.
The most imprtant improvements of version 7 are:
- ZoomText is now a full 32-bits application;
- ZoomText runs on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4;
- ZoomText now support all color depths including 24 and 32 bits
clor
depth;
A 32 bits application means that ZoomText is now faster and more
compatible with other windows applications. ZoomText Xtra 7 does
not
support Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) anymore. MSAA
causes a lot
of compatibility problems and Windows crashes. It seems that all
developers of screen magnifiers have now dropped support for
MSAA.
At this moment ZoomText Xtra is the ONLY professional screen
magnifier
that runs on Windows 95/98 AND Windows NT 4. This means that
with one
program you can access both operating systems. What is also
important is
that the price level remains on $395 for level 1 (screen
magnification)
and $595 for level 2 (screen magnification plus screen reader). Most
manufacturers of accessibility features ask different prices for their
Windows 9x and Windows NT programs. I hope that with the price
strategy of
AiSquared to make no difference in pricing between Windows
95/98 and
Windows NT the absurd high prices for Windows NT accessibility
features
will lower. A lot of accessibility features for Windows 95/98 are not
full
32 bit applications. That is the reason they don't run Windows NT.
You can try out ZoomText Xtra 7 for free during 30 days.
For more information about this new release of ZoomText and more
screen
magnifier news, or to download the 30 days trial visit:
The Screen Magnifiers Homepage at:
http://www.magnifiers.demon.nl (frames version)
http://www.magnifiers.demon.nl/main2.html (no frames version)
Regards Peter Verhoeven
Ian Francis
Disability Co-ordinator
Counselling and Welfare Service
Queen Mary and Westfield College
London E1 4NS UK
Tel +44 (0)171 775 3132 Fax +44 (0)171 415 3617
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