CD-ROM: MegaInfo at Your Fingertips

You can think of a CD-ROM as a book, although it is actually more like a 
complete library, as one disc can store the same amount of information as over 
five hundred floppy diskettes, or about 600,000 pages of braille.  What makes 
the CD-ROM technology even more powerful and user-friendly, is its ability to 
store a vast wealth of data which can be searched in seconds for whatever 
information you require. One can assume that the large volume of information 
already available on CD-ROM won't ever be produced in braille, large-print or 
on cassette.  Therefore, CD-ROM technology, made accessible through speech, 
braille and large print output, can put MegaInfo at your fingertips.

As options for its CompuSight Turn-Key Systems, EVAS currently offers two 
CD-ROM bundles.  The first is a MultiMedia bundle, consisting of a CD-ROM 
drive, 16-bit sound card, stereo speakers and The Library of the Future 
Series, Third Edition.  This package is best suited for Windows systems where 
magnification hardware or software is used.  The new generation of Windows 
screen readers, such as ProTalk, can also use the sound card as a speech 
synthesizer, thus providing access to both Windows and MultiMedia CD-ROMs.

The second bundle consists of a CD-ROM drive and the Library of the Future, 
Third Edition.  This bundle has been designed for use in DOS-based systems, 
where speech synthesizers, such as DECtalk, will be the primary mode of 
access.  Screen magnification systems may also be used with this CD-ROM 
package.

EVAS has selected World Library's Library of the Future Series, Third Edition, 
as part of its CD-ROM bundles.  We feel this particular CD-ROM provides an 
excellent foundation for your personal library, including over seventeen 
hundred titles drawn from classical, historical, religious, philosophical and 
contemporary literature.  These works are in the form of novels, essays, short 
stories, plays and poetry.   

This excellent CD works well in Windows or DOS.  The Window user can access 
full motion video clips with sound for a true MultiMedia experience.  DOS 
users can access all available texts, using the powerful built-in search 
functions.  You can search by Era, Century, Region, Country or Subject.  
There is even on-screen information about each author and title.  

The Library of the Future is easy to use: there is on-screen help at every 
point, and the user can set bookmarks and make notes in the Notepad.  There is 
a special "Reader's Screen" with automatic advance.  You can compare two works 
in split-screen, and print or save to ASCII file, allowing you to translate 
entire works into braille.

Your adaptive aid might not be able to access every feature on a given CD-ROM. 
However, the information you can now draw from is truly amazing.  
Encyclopedias, magazine compilations, home medical reference books and 
telephone directories are just some of the possibilities.  EVAS is currently 
searching for adaptive aid-friendly titles and will offer them as they become 
available.  

