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Talking Tech 9th May 2023

Published: May 9, 2023, 4:53 a.m.

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Hicaps New Terminals Accessible to Blind or Low vision

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These are the EFTPOS terminals you find in allied health centres that you use to pay for your service and/or your private health fund.

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I\\u2019ve noticed over the last few weeks these accessible terminals popping up at the Chiropractor, physiotherapist, and Optometrist.

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I believe this is part of an upgrade to the new Trinity Terminals that are being upgraded to support blind or low vision.

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Ask about this next time you visit the Phisio etc.

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https://www.hicaps.com.au

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Call Annie

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A Chatbot for iPhone you can really talk to and she talks to you.

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https://apps.apple.com/app/id6447928709C

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Be-My-Eyes

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I\\u2019ve seen a few conversations on social media about the fact that the virtual assistant for Be-My-Eyes will not be ready for everyone until September. So for the moment, you will be getting Pending.

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How to Hopefully Speed up VoiceOver Launch and running time (no terminal required)

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I\\u2019ve tried this and the best I can say is that I think it works.

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Simply, it gives VoiceOver priority over all other running apps on your Mac.

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https://applevis.com/forum/macos-mac-apps/how-hopefully-speed-voiceover-launch-time-performance-mac-

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no-terminal-required

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Some of the Main Stream Tech Stuff That Have disappeared over the last 50 years For Me That I used for Work and Play

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Manual Type writer.

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Tapes and tape recorders.

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Record player and records.

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Mini Dictaphone.

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Dial up 300 baud modem

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Dial up BBS.

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Audio Pages.

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VCR Player and tapes

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Walkman.

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Mp3 Players.

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iPods.

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9 dot matrix printer.

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Apple IIE

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5.25 and 3.5 inch floppy disks.

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4.77mhz, 286, 386, 486 etc IBM compatible PC\\u2019s.

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21 inch CRT monitors.

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IBM PS2.

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Luggable laptops.

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Toshiba Laptops for a good 30 years.

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MSDOS 3.31.

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System 6.07.

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Macintosh SE.

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Power PC Mac.

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Various LC Macs.

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IBM OS2.

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Windows 3.1.

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Brick mobile Phones.

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Symbian mobile phones.

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First Mac mini running Tiger 10.4.

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