Text2000 digital book prototype, Heath English

Software

Accession Number: 2007.16.6

Description: White plastic case opens as book; clear plastic cover holds paper insert, "TEXT 2000 Electronic Book/READING GETS RADICAL!" and picture of young woman in floral hat and dress holding her arms above her head; interior compartment holds spiral bound manual in large print and braille, black plastic 3.5" diskette, and black 5.25" floppy diskette; putty-colored plastic "Library Card Device" is stored in zipper vinyl envelope inside cover; paper APH memo folded within case; written in red ink on cover, "Draft of 8/30/95 Bob P."

Height: 10

Width: 1.25

Depth: 7.25

Date Made: 1995

Maker: American Printing for the Blind

Place of Origin: Louisville, KY

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2007.16

Subjects: Books and reading Computers Blind children Talking books

Dimension Notes: overall

Made: American Printing House for the Blind

Material: Plastic; steel

Updated: 02/15/2021