[gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?

[Dane Trethowan]

That's fine, can't remember everything, I'm glad I put this to the list.


-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of don bishop
Sent: Tuesday, 9 October 2007 1:50 PM
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?

Dane,

No, you can't use usb at this time unless someone has figured out a 
way I don't know about.  I should have included this in my messages 
of last night, but I simply forgot.

Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtdane at iprimus.com.au>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?


> 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!
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> gui-talk mailing list
> gui-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gui-talk
> _______________________________________________
> gui-talk mailing list
> gui-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gui-talk
>
> __________ NOD32 2578 (20071008) Information __________
>
> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.
> http://www.eset.com
>
> 

_______________________________________________
gui-talk mailing list
gui-talk at nfbnet.org
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gui-talk