[duxuser] Re: enterprise moon
- From: "Terri Pannett" <pann1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:42:06 -0800
Dear Neal,
Many of us can't afford to go out and buy a new embosser. I hope George
develops one for the Index embossers or, if the product exists, someone
could lead us to it.
Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX,
California
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal Kuniansky" <Neal@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 10:09 AM
Subject: [duxuser] Re: enterprise moon
> Hello:
>
> If you have DBT WIN you can do Moon. You just need an Embosser capable of
> producing good Moon. Enabling Technologies has Moon Enabled Embossers. I
> believe their non Moon embossers can be upgraded. But, you best check
with
> Enabling to be sure.
>
> To the best of my knowledge Enabling Technologies is the only company
> that has undertaken the time and effort to create a Dotty (braille
graphic)
> Moon font. This was done over several years in c collaborative effort
with
> RNIB, NLB (National Library for the Blind UK), and the Moon Institute, as
> well as Duxbury Systems. DBT WIN does produce contracted Moon and is in
use
> for this in the UK. There were multiple iterations with readability tests
> by Moon readers of various ages.
>
> Therefore you might want to ask the Embosser manufacturer if they have a
> certified Dotty Moon font.
>
> At a conference of Braille publishers in the UK there were several
Embosser
> manufacturer's reps showed Moon produced on non-Enabling machines. It
> looked great to the sighted readers. It was not readable by Moon readers.
>
> The Enabling DottyMoon font is not public domain.
>
> Neal
> neal@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On
> Behalf Of Catherine Thomas
> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:52 AM
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] enterprise moon
>
> George,
> I did a search for Optek Systems. I was able to find information about the
> Moon program described, but none of the links seemed to work on the
> website. It might be a site open to its members only or perhaps its way
> out of date. If anyone has better success obtaining the Enterprise Moon
> program for the Everest, please write and let me know how you got it.
> Thanks.
> Catherine
>
>
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