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- ↑ Dale Bengston (1987). Communication, Control, and Computer Access for Disabled and Elderly Individuals: Software and hardware. Vol. 3. Boston: College-Hill. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-316-89614-6. OCLC 14692845.
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