[Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Talking Book Cartridge and Player

[David Andrews]

> >>> William Graczyk <Wgracz at MPL.ORG> 10/23/2006 10:36 AM >>>
>I am on the National Library Service's National Audio Equipment
>Advisory Committee, and after the Committee met last month, Michael
>Katzmann (Acting Chief, NLS Materials Development Division) sent
>committee members two pictures of the nearly-final prototypes of the DTB
>cartridge, mailing container and player. He encouraged committee members
>to spread the news of the progress that has been made in the digital
>talking book program so I posted the pictures on my web site.  I also
>wrote up a very detailed  (though still not comprehensive) description
>of the player and cartridge that may be useful to folks who cannot see
>the images at all.  After spending two and a half days test-driving the
>player and DTB last month, I want to say emphatically that they are
>going to be well worth the wait. Note that the prototype lacks the
>braille and raised letter embossing that will be on the final versions.
>Congress willing, there's only one more federal fiscal year to wait!
>
>The images and descriptions are at:
>
>http://blindreaders.info/dtb.html
>
>Bill Graczyk
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>William Graczyk
>Reader Advisor and Braille Librarian
>Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
>Library Web Site: http://regionallibrary.wi.gov
>Personal Web Site: The Blind Readers Page: http://blindreaders.info/
>
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David Andrews and white cane Harry.