[gui-talk] Alva 3 Braille Displays

[Dane Trethowan]

Yes, you've pointed out the problems I touched on when this was  
suggested for my Alva displays. I've since found a place where I can  
get them fixed and they have a wide variety of spare parts for them  
which is nice, the 3 series in my view aren't a bad Braille display  
and they're worth hanging on to, at least whilst you have the  
computer systems to use them <smile>.

On 10/10/2007, at 11:43 AM, Rose Combs wrote:

> I have a USB to serial adapter, but it requires software to run it,  
> and it
> did not work well on the Braille note, except in Active Sync, and  
> since I
> upgraded to the M-Power I use the USB client port to do that these  
> days.
>
> Bluetooth just isn't going to be an option for me, have spent several
> weekends trying to make it work and although I can see my husband's  
> PDA or
> other items cannot get it to connect and work as a display on the  
> computer.
> I finally bought a Focus 40 display, just hook up the USB cable and  
> you have
> braille on the computer.  My BN still gets plenty of use.
>
>
>
>
> 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 George and Pamela Dominguez
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 5:19 AM
> To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] A Pacmate or a Braillenote?
>
> Isn't there some sort of adapter you can get when you don't have  
> those ports
> on your computer to convert it to USB?  Pam.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs at qwest.net>
> To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 9:45 PM
> 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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