Hello David, For a cheaper alternative you could look at USB=20 to Serial connectors. Maplin's recently had one=20 on promotion for about =A312! There are also USB=20 docking stations at varying prices which include a serial port. Hope this helps. Cheers, Christopher At 16:05 07/05/2007 +0100, you wrote: >Hi all: > >With the rapidly diminishing number of available machines with serial= ports, >I am thinking that I need to go down the route of U S B Braille and would >like input from anyone using such. >How did you choose it? >Why? >How user friendly is it? >If you made a bad decision, which one would you have gone for? > >I currently use Power Braille 40. > >TIA > >David > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/792 - Release Date: 06/05/2007 >21:01 > > >** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] >** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >** and in the Subject line type >** unsubscribe >** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >** immediately-following link:- >** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] >** or send a message, to >** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/792 -=20 >Release Date: 06/05/2007 21:01 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq