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Last updated on September, 2005.
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    Prior to 1984, Federal Screw Company had a subsidiary business which did research and development, manufacturing plus sales of early speech synthesys technology. This business was call Votrax.

    Federal Screw closed down Votrax research and development before later selling the Votrax business. This occurred some time in the early 1980's.

    In 1984 Artic Technologies was founded by Art Velthoven, Dail McDaniel,
Kathy Gargagliano and Tim Gargagliano.
These four individuals were former employees of the dissolved Votrax, research and development group. Art's, Dale's, Kathy's and Tim's vision for Artic technologies was to continue in advancing the research and development of speech synthesis technology, that they started at Votrax.

    Over the years since 1984, the blind community encourage Artic Technologies to expand out from being a group that develop and manufactured hardware speech synthesizers products, to become makers of software and hardware adaptive access solutions for the blind and visually impaired.

    Over the years Artic Technologies develop, manufactured, and marketted many adaptive products for Blind and Visually Impaired persons. They are:

Software Products.

Encore.

A terminate and stay resident assistant program for Microsoft DOS.

Business vision.

A screen reading program via speech output for Microsoft DOS.

Magnum for Dos.

A screen magnifying program for Microsoft DOS.

Magnum for Windows.

A screen magnifying program for Microsoft Windows.

Win Vision

A screen reader via speech and/or braille display out put for Microsoft Windows.

Hardware Products.

Braille Desk 652.

Talking data assistant with braille key board. Can be at the same time an external speech synthesizer. Still in production.

Braille Pad 662.

Talking Note Taker with braille key board.. Can be at the same time an external speech synthesizer. No longer in production.

Ergo Braille 663.

Talking note taker with ergonomic braille key board. Can be at the same time an external speech synthesizer. No longer in production.

Mini Transport 621 or 622.

Palm size external speech synthesizer. No longer in production.

Spirit 600.

External speech synthesizer. Still in production.

Sqwert 661.

Talking note taker with QWERTY key board. Can be at the same time an external speech synthesizer. No longer in production.

Synphonix 200, 210, 215, or 216.

I S A speech synthesizer card for Intell type of computers. No longer in production.

Synphonix P27.

P C M C I A speech synthesizer for lap top computers. No longer in production.

Trans Book 630 and 635.

External speech synthesizer with built in text book file reader. Allows an individual to read ascii text books with out using a computer. No longer in production.

Transport 611 or 615.

External speech Synthesizer. No longer in production.

Trans Type 641 or 642.

Talking data assistant with QWERTY key board. Can be at the same time an external speech synthesizer. Still in production.

    Artic Technologies new MAILING ADDRESS is:

Artic Technologies
3456 Rodchester Road
Troy, MI 48083.