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Braille-lab, a full Hungarian text-to-speech microcomputer for the blind

Arató, András and Kiss, Gábor and Lukács, József and Sulyán, János and Vaspöri, Teréz (1987) Braille-lab, a full Hungarian text-to-speech microcomputer for the blind. MAGYAR FONETIKAI FÜZETEK, 17 (17). pp. 116-131. ISSN 0134-1545

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Abstract

The authors introduce Braille-Lab, a Hungarian-speaking microcomputer developed for the blind. This ZB0 microprocessor-based personal computer is fitted with a Philips tlEA 8000 formant synthesizer, providing for Hungarian text-to-speech conversion. The original version of the machine contains a speaking BASIC interpreter. The new version, Brai1le-Lab+, is also furnished with a speaking word processor and a speaking database management system running under a speaking CP/H compatible operating system. Braille-Lab has been approved and adapted by the Hungarian National Federation of the Blind, S5 sets have been installed so far.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences / társadalomtudományok > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare / szociálpatológia, segélyezés > HV1551 People with disabilities / fogyatékkal élők
P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PH Finno-Ugrian, Basque languages and literatures / finnugor és baszk nyelvek és irodalom > PH04 Hungarian language and literature / magyar nyelv és irodalom
Q Science / természettudomány > QA Mathematics / matematika > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science / számítástechnika, számítógéptudomány
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Date Deposited: 27 Apr 2026 09:29
Last Modified: 27 Apr 2026 09:29
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/237547

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