• Works with Windows 3.x and 95/98
• Supports high resolution screens
• Offers full mouse support

"Now finally I know what Windows looks like!", a blind programmer told us after a couple of minutes work with WinDOTS. In fact, WinDOTS translates the original Windows screen into a complete text screen. Furthermore, its unique spacial access concept allows to show all elements needed for working with the graphical user interface - like texts, icons, command buttons, etc. - in a format which may be presented on a Braille display. The structure and the layout of the original Windows screen remain unchanged.

So on one hand, WinDOTS shows you a screen similar to the ones you know from your old DOS applications, on the other hand, you will also understand the Windows screen layout and thus be able to discuss it with your sighted co-workers.

WinDOTS also allows to visualize the contents of the Braille display, which makes the communication with sighted people even easier. For this purpose, you can insert a window on the graphics screen, or - for training purposes for example - you can visualize the complete WinDOTS virtual screen on a terminal.

In conjunction with our unique two-dimensional Braille displays, you get an overlook of what happens on the complete screen. Stop guessing, you can feel what is going on! With this presentation concept, even mouse functions are easy to accomplish. You don't need to push the "real" mouse across the screen, WinDOTS brings it to you: You see the position of all the important interaction elements on the vertical display. With a click on a line routing key, you move the Braille display to the corresponding screen line and see the element itself. Press a routing key, and the mouse is moved to the object. After that, you use the routing keys as mouse keys and click at the desired object, just like normally sighted people do.

• Pentium PC with 16 MB RAM or higher
• Windows 3.x or Windows 95/98

• Screen resolution selectable from 640 x 480 up to 1024 x 768 pixels
• Virtual screen adjustable from 80 x 25 characters up to 132 x 42 characters
• Optional speech support
• Visualization of Braille display contents on the graphics display (1 line) or on a terminal (total screen)