Mary; If you can learn grade 2 braille, you can learn to use a BT key board. I find a lot of the chords are based on the first letter of the task you want to do. the more you use it, the more the commands will sink in. I have epelepsi whick causes me to have a short term memory. As they say, if you don't use it, you lose it. I always keep my command list at hand. When I get the supplies to do so, on plastic paper, I am going to make an alphibetical list of commands as I learn them. I am going through my e-mail and copy all the handy tips and commands under the correct letter. When I learn a new command, I will add it to my hand book. This idea might help others. I am going to use the 5/7 3 ring binder that SVI sells. Who knows, it might even fit in my new executive carying bag, if I get it. Terry Powers
-----Original Message----- From: Mary Otten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 12:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BrailleNote mPower Hi Don, Since I'm not all that familiar with the keyboard of the older units, I guess I won't have the learning curve in getting use to the new one. But I am curious regarding what you see as the differences between the two keyboards. One thing that concerns me about the qwerty keyboard is its smallness and wondering whether one can actually type with speed and accuracy on a smaller than standard keyboard. Obviously, with a larger keyboard, you'd need a larger unit, and few would want that. So I understand its a trade off. I don't think I'd like the braille keyboard, though. All the combination keystrokes, I guess they are called corded keys, would be tough to get use to for somebody like me who thinks of braille in terms of Perkins exclusively. Mary ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
