[bcab] pacmate query

Hi All
If there is a pacmate user here, in UK, I hope you're bale to help.

I am looking  for a Braille textphone and as there is no such thing as
a Braille textphone (in the UK anyway) I am thinking about Pacmate.

However, Blazie  Engineering UK, are saying there are problems with
Pacmate for UK users, but they haven't made it clear what those problems
are.
All I have been told  is that it would take about 3 months to do a fix,
and that would mean  having someone work on the problems all day, everyday,
for 3 months, and they   haven't the time to do that as only small company.

I must admit i am  surprised that in a situation like this a company can't
seek a project funding say from national lottery, or maybe only a charity
can seek funding. But if we were to assume £6000 would be enough to  fund
a programmer  for 3 months.

Surely RNIB,  Sense, and Deafblind UK  could jointly  fund  such a project
with either Blazie  or  Sight And  sound.
(I have also  made contact  with Sight & Sound and am waiting to see
if they can help)

Of course  one could also argue why  should a charity fund  a business
project,
as at end of day it will be  a business that will benefit.
True, so  should BT  fund this sort of project?  I can see  what BT may say,
they may say: "why should we  what about the other  telephone  service
providers"

Anyway does anyone know what the  real problems are  regarding pacmate
as  a textphone.

We need it to  be able to:
be set for v21 (not (bauddot as in US)
And must support BT TextDirect  system.
Grade 2 braille  not an  issue, as grade 1  is fine.

Regards,
Derek

e-mail: derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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