[gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?

[Chris G]

Hi,
if you do have bluetooth the device will work as a braille display and
will also work as an external speech synthesizer.  I have tried the
synthesizer with Window-eyes but not with JAWS so I do not know if
that will work.
Others may know.
Chris
On Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:26:43 +1000, you wrote:

>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!
>>
>>
>>
>>
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