Who uses SuperNova?

Supernova has been developed for all visually impaired users, from low vision to blind. It is ideal for both individual users, who experience varying or deteriorating eye conditions during a working day or for institutional settings, such as in school or work, that need to provide solutions for visually impaired groups with a range of sight difficulties.

Benefits:

• Supernova includes magnification, speech and Braille output to cater for all types of visual impairments.
• A combined screen reader and magnifier helps to reduce eye strain by allowing users to increase magnification or add speech during the day as eyes become tired.
• Supernova includes a full screen magnifier with features such as variable magnification, multiple screen management styles and a variety of colour replacement options to overcome partial sight impairments.
• It also includes a full screen reader for people who are blind, which can cope with text and Braille input together with speech and Braille output.

System Requirements:

OS Compatibility:

• Can be installed on wide and local area networks
  
• Windows Vista Business (pre Service Pack 1)
  
• Windows Vista Enterprise (pre Service Pack 1)
  
• Windows Vista Home Basic (pre Service Pack 1)
  
• Windows Vista Home Premium (pre Service Pack 1)
  
• Windows Vista Ultimate (pre Service Pack 1)
  
• Windows XP Home (with Service Pack 2 or later)
  
• Windows XP Pro (with Service Pack 2 or later)
  

NOTE: We recommend using the latest version available in your language. However, Windows Vista is supported from version 8 onwards, Windows 2000 is supported up to version 7.03

Recommended System Requirements:

• The hardware requirements shown below are to be used as guidelines only. The actual performance of your PC will vary according to the application software, memory, sound and video hardware that you use.
  

Recommended hardware requirement

• The computer equipment you intend to use needs to conform to the Microsoft hardware compatibility list for the operating system you intend to use. The Microsoft Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) for Windows Vista can be located at http://winqual.microsoft.com/HCL

The recommended Vista PC specification for SuperNova version 8 is:

• Processor - Intel® Core 2 Duo™ 2.1Ghz, or Intel® Pentium™ D Processor 925 3.0Ghz, or Intel® Centrino Duo™ Mobile 1.66, or AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+, or equivalent or higher.
  
• Memory - 1Gb or higher
  
• Graphics card - "add in" AGP or PCI Express or PCI card with 256 MB memory or higher.
  
• Sound card - "on-board" or "add in".
  
• Hard disk - 500 MB of free space, if multiple Text To Speech (TTS) engines are to be installed then more free space will be required
  Internet connection
  

The recommended XP PC specification for SuperNova version 8 is:

• Processor – Intel P3 750 Mhz or AMD Athlon 750 or higher
  
• Memory – 512 MB or higher
  
• Graphics card – AGP "add in" card with 8 MB memory or higher (not on board)
  
• Sound card – Sound Blaster 1024 or equivalent (not on board)
  
• Hard disk – 125 MB of free space
  
• Internet connection
  
• Other Operating Systems
  
• Note: 64-Bit Editions of Windows Vista operating systems are currently not supported.

Educational Pricing:

*With a CD the licence is tied to the PC and can only be used on PCs owned and operated by the end user. The pen allows you to use the software on any compatible PC using the Interceptor which is installed on the Pen, or can be downloaded from the web. All full box products include Realspeak Daniel or Emily at no additional charge.

Standalone or Network. For educational purchases, an SMA entitles you free upgrades for 12 months from the date of purchase. SMAs may only be purchased with a new product or with an upgrade.