OK. Thanks, Dave. Regards Vivien----- Original Message ----- From: "David W Wood (G3YXX)" <david.g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 8:04 PMSubject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or other Braille displays
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 PalcicSent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 8:29 AM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/or other Braille displaysThanks 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 PMSubject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vip-l] Feedback wanted re Braille Apex and/orother Braille displaysHi 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 ona 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 displaysHi Vivien I can recommend the BrailleSense Plus 32 or BrailleSense OnHand. TheBrailleSense Plus has the features of the Apex, and 32 Braille cells witha 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 BC680series. They are beautiful USB and Bluetooth displays, and the BC640 canbe 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-llist. I will also add that since then I've had the opportunity to try outa 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 displaysHi 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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