Hi, all. Although my personal BN is an mPower, running Keysoft 7.01, my BN
at work is a classic, running the latest version we could upgrade without
paying --- what was it, 4.2? I think what's burned into rom is 3.7, if I'm
not mistaken. I convinced them to upgrade via the Braille display
transplant, so from what I understand, we're on the list, though I'm not
sure where.
Anyway, today when I came back from my lunchtime aerobics class, I saw
something lying in front of my BN that looked like a key. I thought at
first that one of the BN's keys, perhaps the spacebar, had popped off, but
when I checked, they were all there, so I just put the key thing to one
side. Later in the day, I noticed that the "next" thumbkey was missing, and
sure enough, that was the key I'd found. I popped it back on, and it seems
to be working okay, though a little loose. Fortunately, I don't use it that
much. But I'm wondering: are the thumbkeys a part of the Braille display
that's transplanted, or is it just the part on the top of the machine
(cursor routing and the actual display?) I alerted my computer guru about
the thumbkeys (as well as reminding her of a cursor routing key that doesn't
work), just in case the thumbkeys will also be transplanted; but thought
I'd ask if anyone knows if the thumbkeys are part of the Braille display.
If they're not, I won't worry too much that one popped off, as I'll
eventually have a new machine. But if they are, I would want our guru to
communicate to Humanware that the thumbkey needs to be checked for a secure
connection (as well as my non-functioning cursor routing keys being checked
for functionality). This poor BN was received in 2001, and has never been
serviced, so it needs a bit of work. I know they clean the Braille display
when they transplant, as my personal display came back clean and wonderful;
but I don't know how thoroughly they check functionality, or if they just
assume we wouldn't want a transplant if it wasn't working. And since I'm
not sure if the thumbkeys are a part of the transplant, I'm not sure how
concerned to be. Humanware, and/or anyone else, can you shed some light on
what is actually transplanted, and how thoroughly it's checked? I'm hoping
they check each cursor routing button, and play around with the thumbkeys,
but you know how dangerous it is to assume. <lol>
Peggy
http://kernsac.livejournal.com/
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