[gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?

[Dane Trethowan]

Right, well that makes things interesting, I would have thought that in this
day and age USB would have been the preferred method, not too many computers
coming along now with serial interfaces <smile>


-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Chris G
Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2007 12:42 PM
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?

Hi,
you can use bluetooth or serial.
Chris
On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:18:04 +1000, you wrote:

>I've just been looking on the humanware site at http://www.humanware.com
and
>the Braillenote products featured there have USB ports, can you not use a
>USB port for the display?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Rose Combs
>Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2007 11:46 AM
>To: 'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?
>
>Unfortunately, since I am a Braille note user, and love the product, one
>drawback is that the only way you can use it as a display reliably is
>through a serial port, which my computer does not have.  Supposedly one can
>use Bluetooth but in my experience it never worked, some can do it, some
>cannot.  
>
>Other than this problem, however, I think the Braille Note in my life has
>been the best thing I ever bought myself.  
> 
>
>
>Rose Combs
>rosecombs at qwest.net 
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Dane Trethowan
>Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 9:44 PM
>To: gui-talk at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?
>
>Hi Everyone!
>
>Ok, if I may outline my situation here, regrettably my hearing has become
>worse so I'm looking at various pieces of equipment which will allow me to
>A: make the most of what remaining hearing I have and B:, allow me to work
>and play affectively as my hearing keeps degrading, unfortunately it looks
>as though degradation will continue but not to worry <smile>.
>
>I have a Braille display here but it is well past its prime, that is to say
>no new computer systems will work with the thing because new computers
these
>days are not equipped with serial or parallel ports so I've been pondering
>this problem, if I were to get a new Braille display then I may as well pay
>the extra and get a portable device such as a BrailleNote or Pacmate and
>yep, coming to this conclusion has meant that I've had to swallow a little
>of my pride as I've been of the opinion that these devices have been
"pieces
>of over-priced trash" in the past <smile>.
>
>So I'm asking, what device would be better in my situation or are they both
>on a par with each other? I have to admit that the GPS features that the
>latest version of the Braillenote offers sounds most attractive.
>
>I'd be interested to hear from both Keynote and Pacmate users or perhaps
>from anyone who has a device which beats those two, one just never knows
>what's out there these days.
>
>Thanks!
>
> 
>
>
>
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