Dear Rose, I'm sure the BN 32 would stand up to roughness, too.
Let me talk about one of the pluses of the BN and VN. In the old DOS days, I was able to read my files in braille using my PC and a braille display. I read them in perfect grade II braille. The words automatically wrapped to the next display length. I didn't have to turn speech on at all. I didn't use any kind of PDA until 1995, when I bought my Keynote Companion. The PDA was a wonderful step forward for me. I could function without having to be tied to a PC. But I really needed braille for translating documents. I realized I was being more and more limited by sticking to good old DOS. Eventually, I bought a DeskTalk and learned to use Windows XP and WindowEyes. To my disappointment, braille support was not as good in Windows as it was in DOS. I wound up translating documents into braille with a 30 cell limit so I could read my documents seamlessly on the Pc. I used the up and down hot keys on my braille display to jump from one line to another, (grin). The bn gives me the opportunity to read the exact same way I did with dos. The words automatically wrap and my fingers flow from one display length to the next. It is wonderful! Even though braille support isn't as good in Windows as it was in DOS, I enjoy using the bn as a braille DISPLAY with my pc. the hot keys are fabulous and I can sit back with my BN on my lap and use its keyboard to navigate the glassy mountain. My VoiceNote makes a wonderful external synthesizer. I used it often to listen to web braille books before I had the BN. I still sometimes will listen to a book when I feel lazy, (grin). Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California
