Aurora 3.0 for Windows[Last updated June 1999]
OVERVIEW: Aurora is an "intelligent" word
completion and prediction program. (With word prediction, after the user types the initial
letter(s) of a words, he or she is offered a list of word choices. The user selects the
desired word or its corresponding number and the word is typed out automatically.). Aurora
is used in conjunction with many popular Windows word processing programs.
COMPUTER: Windows
PREDICTION METHOD: Spelling,
word relationships, and frequency of use.
Its word prediction system allows you to guess and predict macros just like words.
PREDICTION WINDOW CHARACTERISTICS: Prediction window appears in the top right
corner of the screen and can be relocated. It predicts six words at a time and cannot be
customized.
WORD LIST CHARACTERISTICS:
Windows: Comes with text macros, 100,000 plus word dictionary, multiple word
prediction.
WORD MODIFICATION:
Extensive suffix list is predicted when root word is entered and equals (=) key is
pressed. Grammatical rules, spell-check while you type, and spelling autocorrection.
ABBREVIATION EXPANSION: Speech
and text macros available. You can create expansions that are predicted in word lists
along with single words.
KEYBOARD ADAPTATIONS: Includes
keyboard control features of key latching, delays, typing rate enhancement, keyboard echo,
and keyboard and mouse controls. Speech macros, type and talk.
SCANNING: Built-in scanning feature provides a single
or dual switch alternative to keyboard input.
TYPE SIZE: A Text
Enlarger option can be selected during installation. It requires a VGA display.
SPEECH OUTPUT: Provides
support for external speech hardware. An additional feature called "PopTalk"
allows non-speaking users to communicate while writing and can include speech macros.
"Reader" echoes words and sentences as you type and can read sections of the
screen under hotkey control.
DEMO: 20 minute demo version of full software including manuals is available.
INFORMATION/ORDERING: Aurora Systems,
http://www.djtech.com/aurora/info/learning.htm
2647 Kingsway, Vancouver, B.C., V5R-5H4, Canada.
Phone: (800) 361-8255; (604) 436-2694; Fax: (604) 436-2695; email: aurorasw@direct.ca
Word Prediction (Table of Contents)
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This material was developed by the National Center to Improve Practice (NCIP), located at Education Development Center, Inc. in Newton, Massachusetts. NCIP was funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs from October 1, 1992 - September 30, 1998, Grant #H180N20013. Permission is granted to copy and disseminate this information. If you do so, please cite NCIP. Contents do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by NCIP, EDC, or the U.S. Government. This site was last updated in September 1998. |