--- Forwarded Message from Mike Ledgerwood <[log in to unmask]> ---
>Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 20:06:29 -0400
>From: Mike Ledgerwood <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #6623.2 Arabic Program "Accent (!)"
>In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Rick is absolutely correct in what he says. It was an Israeli company.
I had a rep. come here to me in New York (surprise, surprise) as soon
as the program was out. Thus, it does understand R to L quite well.
Best, Mike
Le jeudi 11 avril 2002, à 06:15 , LLTI-Editor a écrit :
> --- Forwarded Message from "Richard Kunst" <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>> From: "Richard Kunst" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information
>> Forum" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: RE: #6623 Arabic Program "Accent"
>> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:27:05 -0400
>> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Importance: Normal
>
> ------------------
> Henny,
>
> One Accent program related to Arabic that I am familiar with was a good
> multilingual word processor for Windows with deep Arabic roots (it
> seems to
> me it might have originated with an Israeli company). As I recall,
> there was
> also an Accent multilingual web browser, during the heady post-Mosaic,
> pre-Internet Explorer days of real browser competition. The Accent word
> processor is at least 6 years old, so in terms of today's standards it
> would
> be somewhat dated, but I think it was Unicode-based.
>
> One possible place to get it is from Transparent Language,Inc.
> (http://www.transparent.com, [log in to unmask], tel. 603-465-2230).
> They
> licensed it and bundled it with their "Learn Arabic Now" program and
> probably several other packages. In fact I have in front of me the
> still-shrink-wrapped "Bonus CD" (part# P700/TC170071). Accent may have
> had
> an Arabic spell-checker included with it, but apart from that, I can't
> think
> of any Arabic capability it had that Microsoft Word or WordPad running
> on
> Windows 2000 or XP, or several other multilingual word processors,
> wouldn't
> also be capable of.
>
> Best wishes,
> Rick Kunst
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 5:27 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: #6623 Arabic Program "Accent"
>>
>>
>> --- Forwarded Message from <[log in to unmask]> ---
>>
>>> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:07:42 -0000
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> From: <[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> This is my first time to send a message and I'm looking forward to
>> getting
>> an answer to my question.
>>
>> We are looking for an Arabic program called Accent. I was given the
>> information on where to buy it from a very reliable source, but
>> apparently
>> Accent Software International in Colorado Springs has gone out of
>> business. LanguageWare.net (formerly Accent Software International
>> Ltd.)
>> is also out of business.
>>
>> Do any of you know where could we find this program?
>>
>> Please help.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Henny
>>
>
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