[Nfbv-announce] CFTB Computers now come with a licensed copy of MAGic

[Fredric Schroeder]

A licensed copy of MAGic which retails for $395 in now included in Computers for the Blind  <http://www.computersfortheblind.net> desktops and laptops.  The desktops are available for $110 and the laptops are $160.  

 

The computers also include the following: 

 

Accessibility software:

·         JAWS for Windows demo version (screen reader)

·         NVDA –screen reader

·         Licensed version of MAGic w/out speech (screen magnification) 

·         Just Write Checks 

·         Typeability typing tutorial – demo version

 

Additional software:

·         Windows 7

·         Windows Microsoft Security Essentials

·         Internet Explorer

·         Windows Live Mail 2012

·         388 Electronic Books 

·         Word processor & spreadsheet

·         Instruction tutorials and FAQ articles

The min. configuration for our Pentium 4 - Dual Core - 2GHz refurbished computers is:

 

*	2GB of RAM & 80 GB Hard Drive

·         CD-R/RW & DVD-ROM

·         Sound Card, Speakers, Broadband Network Card

·         Keyboard & Mouse

·         17”-21” LCD Monitors

 

If consumers what to upgrade they can obtain the following from Freedom Scientific after obtaining a computer: 

*	MAGic with Speech, MAGic keyboard and 2 SMA upgrades for $199 which is about a 50% discount.  

*	Licensed version of JAWS Home version for $716. A 20% discount.  

Please note that these discounts are only available to consumers and not to state agencies.  We do however accept purchase orders for our computers.  

Attached is a tri-fold brochure that can be reprinted on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, front and back, to share with consumers.

Finally, thank you for sharing the news about the computers for $20 for SSI recipients. We received hundreds of calls and these are no longer available.  However, we intend to write a much larger grant next year and will let you know if it is approved.  

Respectfully, 

David Jeppson

Executive Director

 

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