Hi Brandon:
The issue of using a bn or similar product to write algebraic equations is
something every high school student could benefit from indeed, but it's an
extremely complex task in today's Braille world. If you want one that would
use Nemeth, you need a Nemeth translator as the Duxbury in Braille Note
doesn't handle Nemeth code. The issue of spacing things out so they go in
to print and look correct on paper is another huge programming task! Then
there is the nasty issue of Braille versus Qwerty input and Tactile versus
speech output. Also, the issue of teaching the blind high school
population to use the product properly is a significant logistical issue
that would have to be addressed if the product was to enjoy real success.
The only way something like this will ever happen is if some one makes an
application that can run on the BN family. As much as blind people need it,
I seriously doubt if any sensory access company will ever put it in to the
factory software.
If some one were to want to make an application that would run on the BN
family they would need a significant amount of money to go from developing a
product like that to bringing it to market in a practical fashion. I
certainly understand your desire and wish there was an organization that
could take on such a project. In the US, APH would be a terrific
organization for such a product but they would undoubtedly object to
building it for a platform like the BN, they'd rather build it for something
more common like a windows based pc. So it's both a technical and a
marketing / organizational issue. There is so much more that be written
about this but I'll stop here.
Alan Holst
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon armstrong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Braillenote] ks suggestions
I agree with you and I also think that their should be a way to make
algebraic equations in the calculator.
Brandon
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From: "estin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
To: "Braillenote Maillist" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:03 PM
Subject: [Braillenote] ks suggestions
I think we should be able too mark books from like bookshare and unpack
them what do you guys think.
Never argue with an idiot they'll drag you down to there level then beat
you with experience
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