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Subject:      Handicap Digest # 3012

                             THE HANDICAP DIGEST

                                 Issue # 3012

                          Friday, November 06, 1992

Today's Topics:


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                       Re: PC or Mac -- What do I buy?
                        NRA Disabled Shooter Services
          Jaron Lanier, Virtual Reality Pioneer at CSUN Conference
                    Disability and the Medical Profession
                             Re: Virtual Reality
                            Disorder called "ME"?
                          Mac and downloading files
                        Re: Mac and downloading files
                          Re: Disorder called "ME"?
                                  Re: Stuff


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Subject: Re: PC or Mac -- What do I buy?
From: janina@netcom.com (Janina Sajka)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

I agree with your analysis that more is available on a PC
platform.  I would add to that a consideration of any applications
your friend may already be familiar with.  Learning to use
applications with adaptive interfaces only exaserbates the learning
curve.  I would want to be clear on how my friend likes to work --
text, icons, etc.

As for voice input, Dragon isn't the only game any more, and that's
probably good for everyone.  Also check out the new recognition
system from Kurzweil.

Good luck.




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Subject: NRA Disabled Shooter Services
From: 34AEJ7D@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu (Bill Gorman)

For those who may find it of interest, the NRA has services
available for the disabled hunter/shooter. For information, call:

Mr. Dave Baskin,
NRA Consultant
Disabled Shooter Services
(215) 379-2359

You can verify this by calling the NRA at its main number, (202) 828-6000.

W. K. Gorman   <bj496@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu>





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Subject: Jaron Lanier, Virtual Reality Pioneer at CSUN Conference
From: VFOAO073@VAX.CSUN.EDU (Harry Murphy)


                   Jaron Lanier, Virtual Reality Pioneer,
                           at CSUN Conference

(California State University, Northridge - CSUN, November 5, 1992).
Jaron Lanier, who coined the term, 'Virtual Reality' in 1984 will
present a three-hour session, "Q and A with Jaron Lanier," as a
part of CSUN's Eighth Annual, International Conference, "Technology
and Persons with Disabilities," on March 17, 1993 at the Los Angeles
Airport Marriott Hotel between 1:15 and 4:15 PM.  Lanier is the
Founder of VPL Research, Inc.  He currently holds the title of
Chief Scientist of that same organization.

The full conference extends from Wednesday, March 17 through
Saturday, March 20, 1993.  The 1992 conference drew 2,200 participants
from almost every state and 22 foreign countries, 300+ speakers
and 102 exhibitors.

Other sessions on Virtuaal Reality include a demonstration of he
"Barrier-Free Wheelchair Design" project (VA Hospital, Hines, IL),
and a panel led by Walter Greenleaf of Greenleaf Medical Systems and
Ben Delaney, Publisher, CYBEREDGE JOURNAL.

The cost of attending the entire conference is $375.  The cost of
the single session with Jaron Lanier is $75.

For further information:

Dr. Harry Murphy
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street - DVSS
Northridge, CA 91330
Phone:   818 885 2578
FAX:     818 885 4929
EMAIL:   VR@VAX.CSUN.EDU





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Subject: Disability and the Medical Profession
From: janina@netcom.com (Janina Sajka)
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

We are looking for any information, particularly statistical data,
regarding how the medical profession has treated people with
disabilities.  Our thesis is that is that it has not been
particularly good, but we would like some data to prove or disprove
this thesis.  We are in need of this information ASAP for a grant




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Subject: Re: Virtual Reality
From: rmi1@cornell.edu(Ryan M.Ismert)

I understand that you may be interested or involved with Virtual
Reality.  If you are and have some extra time on your hands I would
very much enjoy hearing from you.  My name is Ryan Ismert.  I am a
freshman at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York.  I will be
persuing dual degrees in Neurobiology and Electrical Engineering.
I am interested in building better hardware for VR systems.  Right
now I am also involved (I am on the Executive Board) in the Cornell
Bioengineering Society.

Whether you are a researcher, a professor, a business person, a
student like myself, or just another interested party, please go
ahead in contact me.  I would be interested in anything you have to
say.  I would love to hear about your research, your interests,
your studies... anything.

If I have left anything out, please forgive me.  This is somewhat
of a form letter.  Once again, if you have the time, please drop me
a letter.  I would be interested in maintaining the
correspondence.  Thank you.


                                Sincerely,
                                 Ryan M. Ismert
                                 rmi1@cornell.edu




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Subject: Disorder called "ME"?
From: ronald%uhunix.BITNET@VM1.NoDak.EDU (Ron Amundson)

Does anyone recognize a disease with the acronym M.E.?  It was
described to me (no pun intended) as a "neurological disease of the
immune system."  That obviously doesn't make sense, but ME might be
a real thing anyway.  There is also supposed to be an "ME
Society."  Any ideas?

I was told that ME has recently been found to be related to Post
Polio Syndrome.  This is not absolutely reliable information -- it
comes from a friend-of-a-friend.  (The Folklore people call them
FOAFs - Friend-of-a-Friends.)  But I'd like to check it out, just
in case.  Post Polio is my own personal hobby.

Cheers,

Ron




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Subject: Mac and downloading files
From: MYERS@gamma.is.tcu.edu

I am very new to working with E-Mail and BBS.  I own a Macintosh SE.
Is there anyone that can tell me the steps I'd need to take to upload
and download files?  I also need to know what to do after I receive the
file.  How do I run the files?





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Subject: Re: Mac and downloading files
From: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com (Bill McGarry)

> I am very new to working with E-Mail and BBS.  I own a Macintosh SE.
> Is there anyone that can tell me the steps I'd need to take to upload
> and download files?  I also need to know what to do after I receive the
> file.  How do I run the files?

If you are referring to downloading files from the Handicap News
ftp site, first you will need to find what program is being
used for the Mac as a "ftp" program.  If there are other
Mac users at your site, talk to them or to the system administrators.
You will want to ftp to (or "open") "handicap.shel.isc-br.com".
Once you are connected, you will be prompted for a login name. Type
in "anonymous".  For a password, just use your email address.
When you are back to the ftp prompt, type "binary" to ensure that
all of the files are transferred as binary files, not ascii text.
You are now in the "/pub" directory.  You can type "get index" and
the index file will be transferred to your local machine where
you can look at it and decide which files that you are interested in.
Each group of files is in a separate directory which is also listed
in the index.  For example, the issues of the Braille Monitor which
were just uploaded are in the /pub/monitor directory.  So type
"cd /pub/monitor" which will place you in that directory.  In
each directory, you can type "dir" to get a listing of the files in
that directory.  There is also an index file in each directory which
is always called 00-index.txt.  If you wanted the November issue of
the monitor which is called "brlm1192.zip", you would then type:
"get brlm1192.zip" and the file would be transferred to your machine.

To upload files, login in as "upload" rather than anonymous and
you will already be in the proper directory for uploading.  Be sure
to type "binary" and then type "send file_name" to send each file.

At the current time, I do not have any executable programs for the
Mac.  However the text files which are in ZIP form can be extracted
on the Mac.  There is an Mac unzip utility in the /pub/general
directory and the file name is UNZIP101.SIT.  You would need
to do a "get" of this program and then run it to extract the ZIP
files.


                                Bill McGarry

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Subject: Re: Disorder called "ME"?
From: wtm@sheldev.shel.isc-br.com (Bill McGarry)

Ron Amundson asks:
> Does anyone recognize a disease with the acronym M.E.?  It was
> described to me (no pun intended) as a "neurological disease of the
> immune system."  That obviously doesn't make sense, but ME might be
> a real thing anyway.  There is also supposed to be an "ME
> Society."  Any ideas?

"ME" stands for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis which is another name
for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).  CFS is more often used
in the United States where in other countries, ME is more
often used.

Bill




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Subject: Re: Stuff
From: Rick.Graham@p4.f100.n3815.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Graham)
Organization: FidoNet node 1:3815/100.4 - Unicorn BBS, Bartlesville OK


  Hello Henry,

HH> Hello all.
HH> I was just wondering if there are any people out there that believe a
HH> cure for spinal injuries is in the near future?

You mean as in your lifetime?  Noop.  I've been total quad, c4-5-6
compression fracture for almost 19 years now.  I've read the
articles about testing done on white mice up to cats now, but the
ULTIMATE ELECTRICIAN, aka God, or your higher being, wired us in a
way that was so intricate and fragile yet highly exposed to injury
and disease that I believe only He can rewire me.  I'm a realist
and that's my opinion.

Rick

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