Sorry, I don't know. Optelec would be able to tell you. I use it with JFW, WE and IPhone David Ham call - G3YXX FOC # - 1685 Licensed - 1969 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vivien Palcic Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 8:29 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or other Braille displays Thanks for clarifying that, David. Does it work with NVDA when used as a display? Regards Vivien ----- Original Message ----- From: "David W Wood (G3YXX)" <david.g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:48 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or other Braille displays > 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 > > > -----Original Message----- > 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 >>> >>> *** >>> >>> Disclaimer: vip-l is a free community service. 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