Hi Brandon, This is because of the fact that HumanWare is importing Baum's Pronto and remaning it as BrailleNote PK. Cheers, Joseph
-----Original Message----- From: GMail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 3:02 PM To: Joseph Lee Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Braille cells Why not just use baum cells, and configure the mPower to be able to use them? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Alice Dampman'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 6:58 PM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Braille cells > Hi Alice and list, > While speaking about PK cells, I'd like to give you a chronological > order of braille cells on BrailleNtoe products: > * BrailleNote Original and Classic before June 2004: these units use > Tieman braille cells. These are used on Alva Sattellite and other > braille displays manufactured by Tieman. > * BrailleNote Classic and mPower after June 2004: these units use KGS > cells manufactured in Japan. > * PK cells: PK uses braille cells from Baum of Germany, a company > whose products include Brailliant (known as Pocket Vario and Supervario). > My thoughts on "increased availibility" of Tieman cells: A transplant > keeps, not increases the braille cells. Since HumanWare changed cells > in 2004, there was no way to produce another BrailleNote with the > older cells, since the production line continued with KGS cells. Some > poeple might ask, "while transplant is in progress, would it be nice > to produce another BHN with older cells?" Here's an economic answer > (at least my guess): since the supply of Tieman cells ended in 2004 > and HumanWare changed to KGS, there was no need to produce Classics > (and possibility mPower) with older cells due to budget and market > demand. What transplant did, as stated numerous times, was just to > "transfer the older cells from a Classic to an mPower," not to > reproduce those old cells. > That's just my guess based on my studies of AP Economics so far. > Cheers, > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alice > Dampman > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 3:42 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Braillenote] Braille cells > > Just out of curiosity, what kind of Braille cells are used on the PK? > I know the machine itself is a German product, so I'm wondering what's > used there. > Alice > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > 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 > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1181 - Release Date: > 12/11/2007 > 5:05 PM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1181 - Release Date: > 12/11/2007 > 5:05 PM > > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a > copy to the list as well. > > 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 > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1181 - Release Date: 12/11/2007 5:05 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1181 - Release Date: 12/11/2007 5:05 PM ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. 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
