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Screen reader

Recorded year1986

IBM's Screen Reader speaks what's on a computer display.

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Built on

Personal computerRecorded · 1975enables
Reading machine for the blindRecorded · 1976enables

Led to

Voice control on phonesRecorded · 2009enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.