From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (qmail 11054 invoked from network); 7 Dec 1996 12:16:37 -0000 Received: from salyko.cube.net (root@194.97.64.2) by mail2.redhat.com with SMTP; 7 Dec 1996 12:15:59 -0000 Received: from goldfish(really [194.97.65.88]) by salyko.cube.net via sendmail with esmtp id for ; Sat, 7 Dec 1996 13:20:47 +0100 (MET) (Smail-3.2 1996-Jul-4 #1 built DST-Sep-18) Received: (qmail 19640 invoked from smtpd); 7 Dec 1996 12:13:46 -0000 Received: from localhost (127.0.0.1) by softdnserror with SMTP; 7 Dec 1996 12:13:45 -0000 Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 13:12:21 +0100 (MET) From: Hans Zoebelein To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: November Braille Monitor Available (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 04:56:06 -0600 From: David Andrews To: Multiple recipients of list BLIND-L Subject: November Braille Monitor Available The Braille Monitor for October, 1996 is now available for downloading or file request from NFB NET. It can be had under the file names BRLM9611.ZIP or BRLM9611.TXT. the Monitor can be downloaded from NFB NET by calling (612) 696-1975, n,8,1 at 300 to 33.6K baud. You can also now reach NFB NET via the Internet by Telnetting to nfbnet.org. You can also file request it by using the magic file name monitor from Fidonet 1:282/1045. You can also get the Braille Monitor via NfB's new file distribution system called NFB-FDN. If you operate a Fidonet-compatible BBS, and wish to get connected to NFB-FDN, to receive NFB-related files automatically, then contact Fidonet 1:282/1045 for more information. You must have a Fidonet-compliant BBS setup and be able to process Tick files. We will deliver the Monitor and other NFB-related files to your BBS doorstep, automatically, each month. The Braille Monitor is also available on CompuServe. It is located in Library 5 of the Disabilities Forum, "go disfor." Finally, the Braille Monitor is available via anonymous FTP from nfb.org or from our World Wide Web site on the Internet at http://www.nfb.org. This month's Monitor contains a wide variety of articles. Here is the Table of Contents. Who Are the Blind Who Lead the Blind Why I am Building Reading Machines Again by Ray Kurzweil Braille Readers Contest Makes a Difference by Miki Causey Literacy, Learning, and Louis Braille Is It Too Late to Rescue Braille Literacy? by Emerson Foulke Window of Opportunity by Susie Stanzel 1997 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program Frank Kurt Cylke Receives 1996 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Memorial Award Sighted Electronics by David Pillischer Optacon User Alert by Steve Britt NPR Hears From Montana's Blind Recipes Monitor Miniatures Happy reading! David Andrews