[Blindtlk] A sort of tech question

[Cindy Handel]

Hi Gary,

She has the USB adapter and that seems ok.  But, we don't know how to get 
the computer to recognize it.  I did find someone, on another list, who uses 
the Blazer with an adapter on the parallel cable.  So, it can be done, but 
we just haven't figured out how to make the computer recognize it, yet.  Do 
you think the age of the software in the Blazer would have anything to do 
with that?  The date on the software in my friend's Blazer is June, 1991.

Cindy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] A sort of tech question


Cindy, my guess is that the Braille Blazer requires a serial
port.  I do not think you can feed it from a USB port unless you
buy a special USB adaptor.



> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net
>To: "Blind Talk" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sun, 27 May 2007 16:51:09 -0400
>Subject: [Blindtlk] A sort of tech question

>I'm not subscribed to the computer science list...although maybe
I should.
>But, I have a question to try to help a friend.

>She bought a Braille Blazer.  She got an adapter to connect it to
her USB
>port on her laptop.  I was trying to help her get it working, but
we haven't
>been successful.  I'd like to know how to let the computer know
where to
>find the Blazer, so it will work.  Also, does something need to
be changed
>in WinTrans, or on the Blazer, itself, to indicate where to find
it.  Right
>now, it's set on LPT1, but I don't know what the USB port where
it's
>connected is called.

>Any help would be appreciated.

>Cindy


>"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then...find
the way."
>Abraham Lincoln


>_______________________________________________
>blindtlk mailing list
>blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk
_______________________________________________
blindtlk mailing list
blindtlk at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk