David, good that you use Braille, no how to spell it, and you and many other blind persons find it useful.
I do use it for labeling things and that's about all.Back in 19 46 at the Texas prison for the blind they attempted to instruct me in the fine art of reading and writing brail but, I didn't have the where with all to learn. How ever my life has stumbled along pretty well in spite of my Braille deficit situation. On the other hand, , I have observed that most of the really successful blind persons I've had the privilege to interview are Braille readers and use it on a daily bases.
Phil Parr. Phil Parr.----- Original Message ----- From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:08 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Then their is this.
Hi Phil and list:That's Braille B r a i l l e. Whenever you want to start learning, it is easy. A complete table of all the dot combinations is included in Appendix C of the bookport manual. Braille can be useful everywhere and in any light. Please consider learning it. I don't know if you're sighted or blind but it really doesn't matter. It may have been invented initially for blind people but everyone can benefit from it, unlike some government programmes, etc. I'm not joking.Cheers, Dave----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Parr" <philparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:40 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: Then their is this.I don't do brail. Phil. \----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <dogriver@xxxxxxxx>To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:58 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Then their is this.Does it do text-to-speech? Does it allow you to take braille nots? Does it promise regular and amazing updates? Does it come witht he world's best tech support? I rest my case. On Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:48:43 -0500, "Phil Parr" <philparr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:I bought an Olympus one gig recorder/player. It plays windows media files, audible files, and comes with stereo mikes. Besides that, allfunctions are spoken in a clear voice. Cost, 260$, a bargain I think.I rest my case. Phil Parr.-- Bruce Toews E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: dogriver@xxxxxxxx Website: http://www.ogts.net Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com
