Atlas Speaks

Want to know exactly how to get from here to there, and what you'll encounter along the way? You need a talking map.

With Atlas Speaks, Arkenstone's revolutionary approach to map access, you have the world at your fingertips. Add Atlas Speaks software to your talking PC and explore your neighborhood, city or favorite vacation spot. Once you've determined a route in the privacy of your home, save the directions to your personal tape recorder, Braille `n Speak or hardcopy Braille. Let Atlas Speaks take you in a new direction!

Atlas Speaks is a joint development of Arkenstone and VisuAide. For information about Strider for Canada and France, contact VisuAide in Quebec at (514) 463- 1717.

If you have questions about Atlas Speaks or any of Arkenstone's other products for people with visual impairments, please do not hesitate to call us for answers and for the name of your local dealer.

We are always happy to hear from you.

ARKENSTONE
(800) 444-4443
(408) 752-2200
FAX (408) 745-6739
TDD (800) 833-2753

Arkenstone is a non-profit organization.

System Features

Atlas Speaks Includes:

Software and 1 regional CD or 1 Etak

Coverage Area (ECA) on floppy disk.

Options

Map Data Bases:

The compete USA or regional area maps

are available on CD-ROMs. The

regional area CD-ROMS are the:

Pacific Southwest, Pacific Northwest,

Mountains, Four Corners, North

Central, South Central, Great Lakes,

Northeast, Southeast states.

Individual ECA are available on

Floppy Disk.

Note: there are 5 to 30 3.5" floppy

disks per ECA. Atlas Speaks: The

complete U.S.A. is only available on

CD-ROM.

CD-ROM Readers:

Sony with SCSI Interface Card

(Interface to a Desktop PC).

Sony with Trantor Parallel to SCSI

Interface Cable (Interface to Notebook PC)

Map Details

U.S. Map Coverage:

All 50 states, 3,116 counties, 23,120

cities and approximately 100% of the

US. Map detail and accuracy will

vary depending upon location. There

are 262 Etak Coverage Areas (ECA) for

the USA.

Major Metro Areas

Detail Level:

Road network classification and

accurate ZIP codes

High performance geocoding

Up-to-date highways and roads

Vector-based geographic features and

attributes

Parks, Bodies of Water

Small to Large

City Detail Level:

High performance geocoding

Vector-based geographic features and

attributes

Up-to-date highways and roads

Road network classification and

accurate ZIP codes

Rural Area

Detail Level:

TIGER `92 Census data addresses,

roads and accurate ZIP codes (most areas)

System Requirements

Computer Type:

IBM PC/AT or 100% compatible 386 or

486 (any type). Minimum 20 MHz recommended.

Operating System:

MS-DOS Version 5.0 or 6.0, 6.1,6.2X.

Pevious versions not recommended.

Video Display Adapter:

VGA minimum. Will not work with

Monochrome or CGA display adapters.

Memory:

450 KB conventional memory free for

installation. 4 MB total RAM

minimum.

Hard Disk:

10 MB Free minimum. Actual size will

vary depending upon maps loaded. The

complete USA is approximately 1.6

gigabytes.

Input Devices

Supported:

101 key enhanced style only, 18

or 17 key keypad, Windows compatible

mouse and joysticks.

Compatible Products

Access Products

Supports Accent Messenger IC, Keynote

Gold PCMCIA, DECtalk PC, Doubletalk,

Accent, Audapter, Braille n' Speak,

Sounding Board, Keynote Gold, Dolphin

multilingual synthesizers. Braille

displays: Alva, Baum, Papenmeier,

TSI, Teiman and EHG. For a complete

list, contact your dealer.

Warranty

30 day money back guarantee, 1 year warranty