Transcription: This computer talks at a rate of about 300 words per minute. It's a perfect example of how technology can change people's lives. My name is Virgil Cook. I'm a professor of English at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. Cook depends on his machine much more than most. Most professors at the university see he's blind. He told me that the computer makes it possible to grade many more papers than he used to. I can read on my own without having somebody to do it for me. I'm working as hard as I've ever worked, but certainly it's more satisfactory because of the independence. The independence has ...
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