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e-enker · 10-22-2008, 08:59 AM

Thanks for the great suggestions, all of them are useful.
Ive thought about it and there are some questions that I have still.

When the iliad is used as an external screen for a computer then the screen of the iliad refreshes at a rate of once every 0.8 seconds and that would mean that the screen visibly flashes at a high rate?
Is there a way to cut out the automatic refreshing entirely and make it a manual refresh function, like tapping on the screen or so? I suppose when the iliad constantly refreshes at a high rate then its very inconvenient to read.
Would ubuntu work as the unix system to use the iliad as an external screen for a computer?

Thanks nekokami for all the well wishes for me to find the right technology.
Did you mean that the older laptops with monochrome screens can be used as internet devices or did you mean that I could use them as a screen for a modern pc? Either way would be pretty good. I didnt even know there once were laptops with monochrome screens.

The olpc project sounds almost better. The way I understood it there is the xo1 and xo2 but the xo2 has not been produced yet.
I dont know if you meant that only the xo2 has internet but if the xo1 doesnt have internet then maybe I can use the device as a secondary screen for a pc?
Why do they only make it available through the give one get one program and what would I have to give to get one?

Hi rachaelandrews, I think the screen reader software is the first thing I will try, because the most annoying thing about my computer problem is that I always have to beg another person to print stuff out and prepare the reply form for me to write on the forum.. I cannot even do internet researches about useful devices so even my possibilities to gain info are most severely limited.
I suppose you can also do general searches on the net with the screen reader or copy and paste things to print them?
If I can do that all by myself with a screen reader program then that would be quite a substantial progress for me if I dont need another person anymore to help me with it.
Im happy you mentioned it to me because although I had already wondered how blind people use the computer, I would have never asked about it here.
Is this screen reader software only available through special suppliers or do normal computer stores have it?

10-22-2008, 08:59 AM	#42
e-enker Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Cybook Gen3	Thanks for the great suggestions, all of them are useful. Ive thought about it and there are some questions that I have still. When the iliad is used as an external screen for a computer then the screen of the iliad refreshes at a rate of once every 0.8 seconds and that would mean that the screen visibly flashes at a high rate? Is there a way to cut out the automatic refreshing entirely and make it a manual refresh function, like tapping on the screen or so? I suppose when the iliad constantly refreshes at a high rate then its very inconvenient to read. Would ubuntu work as the unix system to use the iliad as an external screen for a computer? Thanks nekokami for all the well wishes for me to find the right technology. Did you mean that the older laptops with monochrome screens can be used as internet devices or did you mean that I could use them as a screen for a modern pc? Either way would be pretty good. I didnt even know there once were laptops with monochrome screens. The olpc project sounds almost better. The way I understood it there is the xo1 and xo2 but the xo2 has not been produced yet. I dont know if you meant that only the xo2 has internet but if the xo1 doesnt have internet then maybe I can use the device as a secondary screen for a pc? Why do they only make it available through the give one get one program and what would I have to give to get one? Hi rachaelandrews, I think the screen reader software is the first thing I will try, because the most annoying thing about my computer problem is that I always have to beg another person to print stuff out and prepare the reply form for me to write on the forum.. I cannot even do internet researches about useful devices so even my possibilities to gain info are most severely limited. I suppose you can also do general searches on the net with the screen reader or copy and paste things to print them? If I can do that all by myself with a screen reader program then that would be quite a substantial progress for me if I dont need another person anymore to help me with it. Im happy you mentioned it to me because although I had already wondered how blind people use the computer, I would have never asked about it here. Is this screen reader software only available through special suppliers or do normal computer stores have it? Last edited by e-enker; 10-22-2008 at 12:01 PM.