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Electronic Text Newspaper Associates Limited
GUA/6/1/4/1/5/4 · File · November 1991 - October 1993
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

Files created and maintained by Ian Wright relating to Electronic Text Newspaper Associates Limited, November 1991 - October 1993.

Includes: company agreements, November 1991 - February 1993; minutes of board and management meetings, June 1992 - April 1993 and correspondence between members of ETNA Limited, February 1992 - October 1993.

Administrative/Biographical history: Founded in November 1991, Electronic Text Newspaper Associates Limited was a company which provided specialist equipment for people with visual impairments. It was set up jointly by the RNIB, Guardian Newspapers Limited, Aptech Limited and Intelligent Research Limited.

ETNA offered a subscription service for visually impaired people to a full text version of the Guardian, six days a week. Text from the Guardian was delivered to the subscriber through a computer that was attached to a television aerial and the text was read aloud to users via a voice synthesizer.

Other products produced by ETNA included: speaking teletext and TV sound; document scanners, printers and Braille embossers and voice synthesizers and screen-readers.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright
Electronic Text Newspaper Associates meeting minutes
GUA/6/1/4/1/5/4/2 · File · 9 June 1992 - 5 April 1993
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

Minutes of ETNA board and management meetings held between 9 June 1992 and 5 April 1993.

Attendees include: Peter Kelway (Aptech); Stephen King (RNIB), Sandra Farnetti (Aptech), Ann Kelway (Aptech); Ian Wright (Guardian), David Weston (Intelligent Research); Paulo Fabrizi (RNIB), Louisa Fyans (RNIB), David Levy (Intelligent Research); Brian Payne (Electronic Aids for the Blind); Yvonne Gallagher (Lawrence Graham); Kevin Johnston (RNIB), Paul Naismith (Guardian); Carolyn Coney (RNIB), Barry Essex (Guardian).

Agenda points covered include: technical tests and outstanding problems, 9 June 1992 - 5 April 1993; software for reading the newspaper, 9 June 1992; the 'Zoo programme', June - July 1992; loss of dates, missing and names for Guardian files, 29 June - 21 July 1992 and 1 February 1993; preparation for the launch and marketing of ETNA, 29 June 1992 and 1 March 1993; VAT, 6 July 1992; over air enablement, 6 July 1992; service agreements, 6 - 21 July 1992; available Guardian text, 21 July 1992; business plan, 16 September 1992; Aptech's financial position, 16 September 1992; ETNA restructuring scenarios 16 September 1992; software copyright, 5 October 1992; ETNA review period, 5 October 1992; financial arrangements, 5 October 1992 - 5 April 1993; support agreements, 5 April 1993 and sales 5 April 1993.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited; Editor's Office; Ian Wright
Electronics
GEM/4/1/4/2/54 · File · nd, [c1980s]
Part of Records of Gemini News Service

Diagrams, maps and illustrations, produced by Gemini News Service, relating to electronics.

Subjects covered include: electronics salary figures, 1985; robots, 1985 and avoiding cross currents, nd.

 Gemini News Service (1967-2002); news agency