[gui-talk] A Packmate, Braillenote, or Icon?

albert griffith albertgriffith at sbcglobal.net
Wed Oct 10 23:36:00 CDT 2007


I thought the Braille Plus referred to the braille display component of the
Icon which is a stand alone device similar to a hand held computer. 

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Really? First time I've heard of that.
The Icon actually does have a Braille keyboard in a manner of speaking, the
numeric keypad can be configured to act as a Braille keyboard.

On 11/10/2007, at 12:48 PM, Scott Spaulding wrote:

> The Icon and the Braille Plus are the same thing except the Braille 
> plus has a Braille input keyboard and is through APH.
>
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> The Icon has a braille output component called the braille plus, I 
> believe.
> They're made a separates for better functionality.  I believe they can 
> also run via a Bluetooth connection  so you don't have attach them.
>
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> If I wasn't after braille output then this device would be utterly 
> perfect.
>
> On 10/10/2007, at 1:29 PM, albert griffith wrote:
>
>> While I've been following this inquiry for a while I don't know if 
>> the Icon or Braille Plus has been discussed as a player in this 
>> decision making exploration.  This device seems quite expandable and 
>> it appears they have big plans for it.  Has this been discussed?  If 
>> so what was the outcome?
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