Overboard

Overlay and board designer
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Overboard
Communication Overlay and Board Designer

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Vista

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Features:

� Over 5,500 high resolution communication symbols.

� Create professional looking communication displays in minutes.

� Quickly search over 55,000 words in the keyword library and instantly retrieve the respective communication symbol(s).

� Age appropriate for children, teenagers and adults. No stick men.

� Resize symbols and pictures to fit any page size.

� Print and/or save your work to disk, flash drive or floppy disk.

� Print displays in black & white or color (requires a color printer).

� Copy/paste symbols to (or from) other overlay software (e.g., BM)

� Make worksheets, symbol instruction sheets, books, journals, or calendars.

� Paste in digital photographs or any of Microsoft 130,000 clipart images and symbols.

� Includes speech output and page linking

System Requirements:

Windows 98-XP, 74 MB (version 2.2.0, 11/01/2005)
Mac OSX 10.3/10.4, 20 MB (version 2.13, 11/13/2005)

Product Comparison
  Overboard Boardmaker
Cost Comparison
Single User $ 169 $ 300 - 500
5 Copies $ 845 $ 1145
10 Copies $ 1,290 $ 2,290
25 Copies $ 2,475 $ 4,975
Student Version Yes, free No
Annual Upgrade Cost Free $99
Add Ons, activity sets, etc. Free $25 - 199
     
Budget Comparison
$1000 Budget 7 copies 3 copies
$2000 Budget 15 copies 6 copies
$3000 Budget 23 copies 13 copies
$4000 Budget 40 copies 17 copies
$5000 Budget 50 copies 26 copies
 
Long Term Cost of Ownership
Original Cost & Annual Upgrade Fees
1 Computer (5 upgrades) $ 169 $ 800
1 Computer (10 upgrades) $ 169 $ 1290
5 Computers (5 upgrades) $ 845 $ 3,620
5 Computers (10 upgrades) $ 845 $ 6,095
10 Computers (5 upgrades) $ 1,290 $ 7,240
10 Computers (10 upgrades) $ 1,290 $ 12,190
25 Computers (5 upgrades) $ 2,475 $ 16,600
25 Computers (10 upgrades) $ 2,475 $ 30,475
 
Feature Comparison
Download Free Trial Version
Runs without CD in drive
On line video training
On ordering with e-delivery
 
Speech Included Yes Requires BM+ ($400)
NeoSpeech Premium Voices Yes No
Page Linking Yes No
Dynamic Display Mode (AAC) Yes No
 
Number images included 5,500+ 3,000
Number images included 5,500+ 3,000
Reprintable Index Booklet Yes No
Reprintable Index Booklet Yes No
Hard Disk Space Required 70 MB 250 MB+
 
Embedded Link to MS Paint Yes No
Embedded Link to MS Clipart
Containing 130,000+ images
Yes No
Undo function Multiple Single
Redo function Multiple None
Right Click function Yes No
Embedded Symbol Search Yes No
Draw lines across buttons Yes No
Delete lines after drawing Yes No
Lock Individual Elements Yes No
Rectangle Tool Yes No
Circle Tool Yes No
Freehand Drawing Pen Tool Yes No
Line Width Choices 14 5
Button Shape Choices 7 6
Transparent Backgrounds Yes No
Semi-Transparent Backgrounds Yes No
 
Symbol Searching Comparison
 
Search format type (words) Single or Multiple Single
Searchable Keywords 55,000+ 3,000
Maximum Viewable Thumbnails Unlimited 49
Thumbnail Preview Size Large Small
Search Results for Food 244 Choices 9 Choices
Search Results for "vegetables" 30 Choices 1 Choice
Search Results for "feelings" 88 Choices 1 Choice
Search Results for "run" 29 Choices 12 Choice
 
Age Appropriateness
Children Good Good
Teenagers Good Fair
Adults Good Poor

Click here to listen to difference between Microsoft Speech and Neospeech. Requires Windows Media Player.

Overboard

$169.00

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