Hi Cindy, So are you able to use the detachable braille display with a laptop then? I wonder if they sell those separately? If I have to make a decision about buying another machine down the road, I'd probably just opt for a regular laptop and a braille display.
Pam Original Message: >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 ___ 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
