Hi all,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I'm not going to say anything about when or whether we should include a
> TTY in KeySoft, but I do believe it is technically possible to get our
> modem chip to send and receive Baudot code. Obviously for a visual
> display, we'd need some sort of external device.
>
> Even if we couldn't use the modem chip, we could probably generate the
> right tones using the internal speaker, in the same way we could also
> generate the tones that touch-tone phones use.
>
> So that's the "how?" question dealt with - just leaving us with when? how
> much? etc. etc. <grin> Those aren't my department I'm afraid.
Hmmmm, well, shoot, if it's possible, then it ought to be done. The
BrailleNote has fantastic Braille, and the interface is so friendly.
I'd hate to see folks buying other equipment merely to get TDD
support. Could this be a module like French or Spanish?
I have no idea what the developmental costs of such a thing would be,
but it might be worth it because you not only have the possible market
of the deaf-blind, but you have the market of the blind who want to
talk to them and to those who are just deaf. I could see this
appealing to folks who work in call centers. For example, here in
Rochester, the local Association for the blind has the contract for
the 211 service. Rochester, as many of you may know is the location
for NTID, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. We've got a
whopping lot of folks living in this area who are deaf and who need
211 services.
Just my crazy thoughts for a Friday morning.
Ann P.
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