Hi, The new lighter Perkins isn't available outside the US. We are expecting to launch it in Europe during March. We don't have final price information yet, but are anticipating it will be slightly higher than the existing model. We have lots of forty plus year old machines back for service and repair and they are very rarely inoperable. Kevin Ground in our Service and Repair Team, email kevin.ground@xxxxxxxxxxx would be happy to advise. Regards Alison Alison Long Products & Publications Royal National Institute of Blind People Bakewell Road Orton Southgate Peterborough PE2 6XU England Tel: +44 1733 375178 Fax: +44 1733 375383 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Russell Sent: 07 January 2010 11:34 To: Access-Uk@Freelists. Org Subject: [access-uk] Perkins Brailler Hi all, My Perkins, which I have had for over forty years, keeps jamming and may well be near to retirement. I just looked at the RNIB online shop and they sell the Perkins for around £500 which appears to be the original model. can anyone tell me who supplies the new lighter Perkins and does anyone have any idea of the price, or experience of using the machine. David ** 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 To report this e-mail as Spam, please forward it to: spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by Websense Hosted Security - http://www.websense.com/content/HostedEmailSecurity.aspx ** 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