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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Stasny <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> STAZ SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES FREE UPGRADE FOR 'YSPEAK', DISABILITY ENABLING APP Diamondhead, MS, USA - 2002/03/29 - STAZ Software, Inc., makers of the modern, fast FutureBASIC^3 for the Mac OS, are pleased to announce a free update to YSpeak, an enabling tool for the disabled. ABOUT YSpeak "YSpeak [when your Mac can do it for you?]" was programmed by Phil Yates. In January 2000, he was diagnosed as having Motor Neurone Disease (also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig's Disease, and Maladie de Charcot). Phil had the Bulbar-onset version of the condition, which meant that his speech was affected first. As a British IT specialist with expertise in speech-driven simulation systems, Phil decided to put this experience to use in the development of YSpeak. He showed an early version of the program to several speech therapists and all expressed great enthusiasm. He decided to make it easily obtainable. YSpeak is a free computer program for speech- and motor-disabled users. It is designed to assist communication in a variety of ways and reduces user input to a minimum. The original version of YSpeak was developed over a period of about two months with the support of many FutureBASIC programmers worldwide. Phil passed away in August 2001. Phil's software is now maintained on the STAZ Software web site. <http://www.stazsoftware.com/yspeak/>. ABOUT THE UPGRADE - command-a now works for select all. - command key for auto complete word switched from command-a to command-; . - opening and closing the help window could cause a crash. - the predict window sometimes ended up offscreen. - command-up and -down arrow no longer changes the sound volume. These routines were unstable and have therefore been eliminated. - the code was tightened in many areas to keep it up to date and insure stability. The upgrade is available today from the special YSpeak section on STAZ Software's web site at: <http://www.stazsoftware.com/yspeak/download.php>. The source code to the application is also available under special license. Please see the web site for all details: <http://www.stazsoftware.com/yspeak/support.php> Best, -STAZ ~)~ 800.348.2623 Orders http://www.stazsoftware.com 228.255.7086 FAX mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For over ten years FutureBASIC has been empowering a wide range of Mac programmers worldwide to create fast, professional applications. Today's state of the art release brings that power and ease of use to Macs from the Classic 68K machines, to the modern Mac OS X. __________________________ Please visit our sponsors: RadGad(sm): The Place for Useful Gifts & Gadgets.(sm) http://www.radgad.com/, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 877-5-RADGAD MacTech(r) Magazine: The journal of Macintosh technology and development http://www.mactech.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 805-494-9797 DevDepot(sm): Your Source for RAM, Technical & Developer Products http://www.devdepot.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 877-DEPOT-NOW To submit a posting to NetProLive, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. To subscribe to NetProLive, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE NetProLive". To unsubscribe, the SUBJECT line should read "UNSUBSCRIBE NetProLive". MacTech, Developer Depot, RadGad, and Xplain Corporation are not responsible for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in this message. News may be propagated freely, but please attribute your source as MacTech Magazine, <http://www.mactech.com>.
