[ebooktalk] Re: Seika mini braille display.
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 19:37:30 +0100
gosh, I think that's a massive drawback for a Braille display Steve. Can't
think what the sighted equivalent might be, but it sounds like access has been
compromised in a major way. Especially when you think that mainstream
suppliers like Apple have built braille translation into their products.
On 26 Jun 2013, at 13:12, Steven Bingham wrote:
> Shell
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> I have just taken delivery of one but haven't got much experience of using
> it yet.
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> It appears to be a much more robust machine than the Esys12. It is a little
> smaller than the usual paperback book.
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> I would suggest you download the instructions from the RNIB website. They
> are fairly straightforward and will give you a very good idea of what the
> machine does.
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> Two points I would make. The machine uses a mini SD card. In order to
> transfer books to the card you will need to put it into a card reader. Most
> card reader do not have a slot for the mini SD card and you need an adaptor.
> An adaptor is not supplied with the machine. If you buy a new card you
> always get an adaptor with it - so that's the only answer to that one.
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> Second, there is not an onboard Braille translator, in order to read in
> Grade 2 Braille you will need to put text through a translation program. I
> use Kurzweil 1000 for this but there are others. The American Foundation for
> the Blind have a free translation program on their site.
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> Once I have used it a bit I will let you know how I get on but it's looking
> good.
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> Steve
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> On Behalf Of Shell
> Sent: 26 June 2013 11:52
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> Subject: [ebooktalk] Seika mini braille display.
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> Hi,
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> has anyone any experience or know anyone who owns a Seika mini braille
> display. I am thinking of buying one but was just wondering if anyone had
> any experience with it first. I think Steve has a similar machine with 12
> cells, but I thought of going for this one because it has 16 cells.
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> Thanks for any help.
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> Shell.
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