Hi margaret, hope you recover quickly .... and welcome back to our zanie bunch! No integrated QWERTY option in Orion handheld computers.... Orion will have a Braille keyboard and a numeric keypad; Orion 18 will have a Braille keyboard, an 18-cell Braille display with router keys, but no numeric keypad. Both Orion devices will support 3rd parties external keyboards. Best, Guido Guido D. Corona Levelstar LLC. 685 S. Arthur Ave. Unit 1A Louisville, Colorado 80027 Email: support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Phone: (800) 315-2305, x.1 Mobile: (720) 294-9624 From: icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:icon-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Margaret Roman Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 4:33 PM To: 'braille plus' Subject: [icon-discuss] Qwerty version of Orion? Greetings all, I've been away having surgery and haven't kept up too well with all the news so, if this is a stupid question, apologies in advance! Will there be a qwerty version/keyboard-option for the Orion or will the input be strictly Braille? I look forward to taking in the CSUN podcasts and related. Many thanks, Margaret