[Blindtlk] A sort of tech question

Mon May 28 19:34:40 CDT 2007

Hi Steve,

Well, someone on another list suggested that maybe she needs to install 
software that came with the cable she bought to go from parallel to USB. 
She hadn't told me about the software, before, but said she did get software 
with it.  So, she'll install it, tomorrow, and hopefully that will make it 
work.

Cindy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
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Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] A sort of tech question

Cindy,

I'm sorry then, I don't know what your next step should be.  I know there 
can be some issues with LPT1 and Windows
printer drivers, but I've always used my Romeo on a serial port.

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On Mon, 28 May 2007 18:21:47 -0400, Cindy Handel wrote:

>It's a parallel port.  It shows up as LPT1.  The Add Printers seems to find
>the Blazer, but it just doesn't do anything when she tries to emboss from
>WinTrans.  I mean, the Blazer shows up in her printers list.  How do I
>subscribe to GUI Talk?

>Cindy
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
>To: "NFBnet Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 4:08 PM
>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] A sort of tech question

>Cindy,

>First, do we know for certain whether the embosser is connected to the USB
>adapter with a serial or a parallel
>connector?  This is very important as you may know, because serial ports go
>by names like COM1, COM2 and so forth
>while parallel ports are LPT1 and LPT2 and up.  Somewhere along the way,
>some kind of installation process is
>necessary so that the computer thinks there is another parallel or serial
>port.  As part of this process, the "port" on the
>cable is given a name which must be used when communicating with the
>embosser.  In some cases, I have known of
>adapters to start right off with something like COM3 for the serial port 
>and
>LPT2 for the parallel port assuming that lower
>numbers are in use.

>Your best bet would be to raise this question on GUI-Talk where someone may
>have tried the same thing.  I have not
>done this yet and am only going by experiences about which I have read.

>On Mon, 28 May 2007 14:21:45 -0400, Cindy Handel wrote:

>>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

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