Les, I purchased a Dell Dimension 4600 with a 2.8 gig processor back in mid January. It has 1 serial and 1 parallel port and 8 USB ports. I found that on my old no-name 500 MHZ computer with a Microsoft Natural keyboard I was unable to work well with the six-key entry. However, with this new machine, this feature works flawlessly. I didn't get any sort of special type of keyboard with my Dell, it was just the one that came with the machine, but there are no issues with the braille entry from within Duxbury. Hope this helps. Caroline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.639 / Virus Database: 408 - Release Date: 3/22/2004 * * * * This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org. * To unsubscribe, send a blank message with * unsubscribe * as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also * subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription * options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive * is also located there. * Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com * * *