[access-uk] Re: Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or other Braille displays
- From: "David W Wood \(G3YXX\)" <david.g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 05:48:08 +0100
Hi Vivien
The Alva BC640 with feature pack will only read .txt files.
It is possible to move any such data into its 4mB of memory.
David
Ham call - G3YXX
FOC # - 1685
Licensed - 1969
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Vivien Palcic
Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 2:47 AM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or
other Braille displays
Hi Jackie,
Thanks so much for your reply. I've actually approached the Australian
distributors of the Alva BC640/680 about the possibility of getting hold of
one to try out, and/or the Focus displays from Freedom Scientific, which
they also distribute here. I'm yet to hear back from them, but I was
wondering if the notetaker on the Alva handles DOC files or just TXT files?
And can it be used to read files someone has sent you - eg via email or on a
USB drive etc? As far as I know, the BrailleSense notetakers have no
Australian distributor, though it was a fair while back when I checked this,
so it's worth following up again.
Kind regards
Vivien
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 9:49 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or
other Braille displays
> Hi Vivien
>
> I can recommend the BrailleSense Plus 32 or BrailleSense OnHand. The
> BrailleSense Plus has the features of the Apex, and 32 Braille cells with
> a
> very responsive keyboard. It supports DOC and DOCX files, and you can
> surf
> the web and use its Email client. There is also SenseNav which is the GPS
> solution that may be purchased in addition. The BrailleSense OnHand is
> slightly smaller but with 18 Braille cells and a built-in GPS receiver.
> But, again, you would need to purchase the maps additionally.
>
> Regarding Braille displays, then I highly recommend the Alva BC640 or
> BC680
> series. They are beautiful USB and Bluetooth displays, and the BC640 can
> be
> bought with a built-in basic note-taker.
>
> I hope that gives you some food for thought.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
> J&M Work-Ability
>
> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.work-ability.co.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> Vivien Palcic
> Sent: 20 May 2011 13:54
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or
> other Braille displays
>
> Hi list,
>
> I'm forwarding the below message, which I originally posted to the vip-l
> list. I will also add that since then I've had the opportunity to try out
> a
> Brailliant2 40, albeit for only a couple of days, but I nevertheless
> enjoyed
> using it. I would appreciate any feedback from this list.
>
> Regards
> Vivien
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vivien Palcic" <vivienpalcic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <vip-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 6:53 PM
> Subject: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or other Braille
> displays
>
>
>> Hi list,
>>
>> I sent my poor old BrailleNote Classic off to HumanWare in Sydney a
>> few weeks ago, and I've received news that the repair costs are well
>> in excess of what I would consider worthwile going ahead with; and as
>> I am well and truly past the minimum waiting period for eligibility to
>> apply for our Lotteries grant here in WA (the last one was indeed for
>> the old BrailleNote Classic), I'm going to apply for a new Braille
>> display, either a BrailleNote Apex or perhaps one of the Braille
>> displays which isn't a notetaker/PDA, just a display. I would like
>> some feedback from users of either. I did have a look at an Apex last
>> year when the Association for the Blind had one on loan, but I believe
>> the most recent Keysoft 9.1 update has led to significant improvement
>> - eg handling of Word files, so I'd be interested in people's
>> experiences, good or bad. One of the things I like most about the
>> BrailleNote, which I'm sure most users of the device would agree with,
>> is the very user-friendly interface, along with the portability. Being
>> able to sit outside on a nice day and read some article which someone
>> emailed me or carry on with writing my own emails etc, is something I
>> always enjoyed about the device, and I do like the slimmer, lighter
>> design of the Apex. The user-replaceable battery is also a most
>> welcome feature. On the other hand, there are features I wouldn't see
>> myself using - eg Keychat. (I prefer to actually chat with my voice,
>> otherwise i'd rather just email.) {smile} But then again, there is
>> plenty I don't use on the Windows PC. If I do go down the Apex path,
>> that then obviously opens up the opportunity for the GPS too, which I
>> would possibly be looking at later on. I am interested in the 32-cell
>> model, or if I opt for one of the other displays such as the
>> BrailleConnect or Brailliant (both made by Baum), I'd possibly even go
>> for the 40-cell model, but either way, I'm not considering any less
>> than 32 cells. I was using the BN Classic extensively as a display for
>> my Windows XP machine, both with JAWS and NVDA, and although I
>> uninstalled JAWS a few months ago and am just using NVDA now, I'd be
>> interested in people's experiences with their Braille display with
>> other screenreaders too, including VoiceOver on the Mac.
>>
>> Regards
>> Vivien
>>
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