[access-uk] Re: braille display
- From: "David Wood \(G3YXX\)" <david.g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:08:27 -0000
In round figures the Alva 80 is 8k, the 40 about 4k, and onto that you can put
the perkins style add-on at about 500£
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william lomas
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 3:58 PM
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille display
how much is the alva?
On 26 Jan 2011, at 15:46, Jackie Cairns wrote:
> I guess I'd better clarify before the vultures start hacking at me! (grin).
>
> The Focus is heavy, isn't a patch on the Alva in terms of Braille quality
> for long document reading, and has the most diabolical plastic tray on the
> back of it on which your keyboard or laptop is supposed to sit. Yes you can
> remove it, but it's awful. The display doesn't support Bluetooth either.
>
> Still, enjoy Will if that's what you are ending up with.
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
> J&M Work-Ability
>
> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.work-ability.co.uk
> -----Original Message-----
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> David Wood (G3YXX)
> Sent: 26 January 2011 15:27
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> Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille display
>
> Quite agree
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Jackie Cairns
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 3:03 PM
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> Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille display
>
> Yuck, rather you than me then!!
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
> J&M Work-Ability
>
> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.work-ability.co.uk
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> william lomas
> Sent: 26 January 2011 12:57
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: braille display
>
> they getting me the focus 80 for work
>
> On 26 Jan 2011, at 12:52, Jackie Cairns wrote:
>
>> Hi Will
>>
>> An 80 cell display is indeed one line of Braille, and it isn't that
>> long because you can use keys on both ends of it to read with your
>> left or right hands to advance the text. An 80 cell is much better in
>> my
> opinion on a PC.
>>
>> And if you want a recommendation, go for the Alva BC680 from Optelec.
>> It has USB and Bluetooth, and can do all sorts of nice things like
>> allow you to split the display so you have a portion of it for what is
>> on your PC screen using USB, and another portion connected via
>> Bluetooth to your phone. I'm not saying you would always want to do
>> that, I certainly don't, but it's a feature. And I have to say the
> Braille on the Alva is second to none.
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Jackie Cairns
>> J&M Work-Ability
>>
>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> www.work-ability.co.uk
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>> Behalf Of william lomas
>> Sent: 26 January 2011 12:42
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] braille display
>>
>> hi all does anyone know, is an 80 cell display just 1 huge line of
>> braille please, or is it 2 physical lines of 40 characters?
>> I assume if one big line that be a lot of stretching to read it smile
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