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1 Sue Center A communication environment for people who cannot use a normal keyboard or mouse. suecenter.org

2 The Name? The first user was named Sue Simpson:

3 System Requirements Runs on any Windows computer from Win98 to Vista. Minimal memory and processor Does not run on Apple or Linux but could be ported.

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5 Access? One way is with a SmartNav Standard version $99 No need to click!

6 General Design The user ‘lives’ in Sue Center Letters and words chosen are NOT redirected into ‘normal’ programs like Word, Explorer, etc.

7 Text Facilities Word Completion Word Prediction Dictionary Thesaurus Abbreviations Editing the current line

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11 Email Address Book Send Receive Pictures  Slide shows

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16 Reading Books Scroll up and down Set bookmarks and jump to them Definitions of words you don’t know Searching for a pattern Select and copy to message area Books are imported as plain text files.

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18 Environmental Control Colors Sounds X10 appliances

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20 X10 Technology x10.com been around a long time inexpensive - $50 to get started

21 Time Digital clock 3 different chimes  Bird songs  Tibetan bell  Westminster Alarms

22 Speak the words: IN 1 Take a break! And then in one minute:

23 File Manipulation Create Folders Delete Print Speak Email Rename Export

24 What DOESN’T it do? Many things. There are many limits. Edit existing files Change fonts Formatting (center, bold, etc) Voice recognition input Redirect text into other applications (but one can export files)

25 Playing Games For fun and for challenge

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28 MailMe A web service (designed for Sue Center) that mails you: Pictures Quotes News Weather Horoscopes

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32 The Bible 2 of the first 3 users wanted to read the Bible, so … 4 different translations Easy access Concordance (Nave) Commentary (Wesley)

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34 Web Browsing Using the output of lynx text browser Only the text and images Minimal formatting Read-only No font, color, movies, music, etc. No popup ads (yay!)

35 A Google search for ‘almond’:

36 How do I get it? Free download and Full documentation at: suecenter.org

37 Why is it free? Sue Center is a gift to those in need not a commercial product. Software is so easily copied. I am much more a software artist than a business man.

38 suecenter.org Jon Bjornstad 831-460-2648 Santa Cruz, CA Contact


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