It was probably something with the main unit and not the display. After trashing my pacmate TNS, I kept the display. I love the whiz wheels, unfortunately, I think they have patent on them so we won't be able to see any other braille display makers use them.
Cindy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Paul Henrichsen > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 1:18 AM > To: 'Braillenote List' > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > > Hi, Richard. All I have to go on is what I heard. I'd love to > get my hands > on a packmate to where I have some time to explore and see > how it works with > email, web browsing, etc. > The one I saw at an ACB convention in Las Vegas seemed to be > having trouble > with its braille display, but I attributed that to a demo unit. > > > > Paul Henrichsen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Richard Ring > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 2:52 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > Guess what? > I just want to hear him sing the praises of their detachable > Braille display > in that wonderful New Zealand accent he has! > I personally have both products, and I have never have had a > problem with my > Pac Mate. > That, by the way, is not said to dispute your claims; I have > heard and been > a part of many horror stories pertaining to both products. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Paul Henrichsen > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 4:47 PM > To: 'Braillenote List' > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > > Everyone I talk with feels the pack mate is a poorly produced > product. I was > surprised to see how Jonathan did a two part review of the > early packmate > and then jumped to the braille note. That surprised me. > This news surprises me even more. The packmate seems to, from > what I have > heard, have a high return rate because of poor quality. Their braille > displays don't seem to be as good, either, from the few > things I have heard. > So, this jump surprises me quite a bit. > > > > Paul Henrichsen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Richard Ring > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:40 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > I'm shocked, completely shocked. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lange > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 3:38 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Jonathan Mosen Joins FS > > > Hi, > Very interesting news, and, I must say, somewhat of a > surprise. I wonder > how long this has been in the works. > > Tom > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 12:17 PM > Subject: [Braillenote] > > > I thought some of you might like to read this. > > Hello PAC Mate Users, > > It is my great pleasure to announce that Jonathan Mosen has > joined Freedom > Scientific as Vice President of Blindness Hardware Product > Management. The > following press release is going out today. > > > > Best Regards, > > Brad Davis > > > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Media Contact: Brad Davis > Blind/Low Vision Group > 800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000 > www.FreedomScientific.com > <http://www.freedomscientific.com/index.html> > > Jonathan Mosen Joins Freedom Scientific > > > > (St. Petersburg, Florida, August 31, 2006) - Freedom Scientific's open > platform approach to hardware and software has brought over > another major > voice in the field of access technology for the blind. > > > > Jonathan Mosen, previously of HumanWare, is the new Vice President of > Blindness Hardware Product Management at Freedom Scientific's > Blindness/Low > Vision Group. > > > > Mosen said "Freedom Scientific's products emphasize the > strengths of an > open-platform approach to both hardware and software. This approach > showcases the company's ability to leverage mainstream > applications and > technology elements to provide technology solutions for those > that are blind > in a timely manner." > > > > "I'm excited to be joining the Freedom Scientific team," Mosen said. > "Freedom Scientific products enable blind people world wide > to succeed in > school, work, and the community. It's great to have the > opportunity to shape > the direction of Freedom Scientific's hardware products in close > consultation with customers. I am especially excited to be on > board with a > company that is so clearly setting the pace for new product > introduction and > affordability in this industry." > > > > Mosen has been involved with blindness-related issues since > the late 1980s > and has been in the access technology field since 1999. He > worked with the > Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand and the American > Council of the > Blind. One of his most significant contributions to blindness > in New Zealand > was his work to reform the Royal New Zealand Foundation for > the Blind's > constitutional framework to become the Foundation of the Blind. > > > > "It will be great to have the chance to work with some of the > sharpest minds > in the industry, both blind and sighted, to allow blind > people to be more > productive, more independent, and more efficient," Mosen said. > "I've always admired the fact Freedom Scientific has blind > people involved > extensively in the company at all levels. This sits well with my own > personal philosophy, that we, as blind people, must take > control of our own > destiny and improve the world." > > > > Brad Davis, Vice President of Hardware Product Management at Freedom > Scientific, said he thinks it will be exciting to see Mosen > apply his ideas > and experiences in the less confining environment made > possible by Freedom > Scientific's use of mainstream applications. > > > > "Jonathan will help us make best use of both our hardware and software > resources to bring solutions to a broader range of users," Davis said. > > > > Lee Hamilton, President and CEO of Freedom Scientific, said > that Mosen has > great rapport with users and that he looks forward to Mosen > bringing his > insight to Freedom Scientific's blindness products. > > > > About Freedom Scientific > Freedom Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of assistive > technology products for those who are blind and vision > impaired and products > for the special education and learning disability markets. > > > > ________________________________________ > > Don't forget to check out: > http://www.pacmategear.com ! > > _______ > > PMList mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pacmategear.com/mailman/listinfo/pmlist_pacmategear.com > > To unsubscribe, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > and don't forget to reply to the confirmation email! > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > __________ NOD32 1.1734 (20060831) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > __________ NOD32 1.1734 (20060831) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > __________ NOD32 1.1734 (20060831) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
