[gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?

[Baracco, Andrew W]

I once owned a Braillenote, and now have a Pacmate.  Both devices do
pretty much the same thing, but differently.  The Braillenote is very
dependable because it runs a proprietary suite of applications that are
designed to run on the unit, and to work seemlessly with each other.
Many commands work in all programs.  The Pacmate uses a specially
designed version of the JAWS screen reader to interact directly with the
Windows mobile operating system, so it feels a lot like using a PC.
Also, because you are working directly with Windows, you can run any
aplication that will run under Windows Mobile.  I am a QWERTY keyborad
guy, and I find that the Pacmate keyboard is a lot easier to tuype on,
because the keys are larger and spaced further apart.  I had real
problems with the Braillenote keyboard.  However, the QWERTY Pacmate is
much larger, about the size of a small laptop without a screen.  For GPS
the Sendero GPS that runs on the Braillenote is much better developed
than the GPS that runs on the Pacmate, which is a mainstream GPS program
with some JAWS scripting.  If you are familiar with JAWS and feel
comfortable in the PC environment, you may find the Pacmate easier to
use, but the Braillenote is designed to be easy to learn and use, and
the users guide is right there in the unit.  The context sensative help
on the Braillenote is second to none.  
Andy
 

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Kris Hickerson
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 5:32 AM
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?

Hi,

I have a BrailleNote and like it very much.

The best thing for you to do, if at all possible, is to get a look and
feel for both machines before you make a decision.

Contact me off list if you have further questions.

Kris
khickerson at charter.net


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