KGS in Japan comes out with new Braille cells every few years, so I guess these ones are simply quieter and lighter.
Charles -- >Her display seemed mucj qioeter. She was multi-taqsking--well reding and >taking notes--and I couldn't hear the display. she types just as loudly as >I do, though. It comes from us being taught to braile using the Perkins >stuff >----- Original Message ----- >From: "tina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:56 PM >Subject: re: [Braillenote] the new BrailleNotes > > >> little Hi. Glad you got to see it was the braille uncomfortable at >> all for you to read or did you get to read with it for a long period of >that. The new cases are very nice that's what I have and I do like this >braille display my unit's >> a little over a yen old. Is the display quieter then yours and mine? >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Jane Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >> >Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:35:08 -0500 >> >Subject: [Braillenote] the new BrailleNotes >> >> >I got to look at my frien'd brailleNote that she got over the weekend. >The >> >Braille display was different--I can't explain how, it just ... was. >LIke >> >it wasmuch more clear and sharp than mine. Then again, mine is 4 years >old >> >or so. Maybe three. Whatever. The other odd thing I noticed about it >was >> >the cursor routing keys. I flipped out at first. I thought I was >looking >> >at a bunch of braille dots on the top--like an extra display. That will >> >take some getting used to should I ever get a second BN. But hey, other >> >than that, the machine seemed lighter (then again, it is an 18-cell >model) >> >and overall worked relaly well. Oh yeah, I loved the case! I have to >get a >> >new one soon anyhow--maybe it'll be like that one. A suggestion on those >> >cases, though. Why not put snaps in place instead of the velcro? Hers >had >> >snaps and velcro on the back ... but why not just replace all the velcro >> >with snaps or something? It would save m e having to comb out the velcro >> >ever ycouple of days because of my cats. Just a thought. >> >> >Jane >> >> >> >___ >> >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> >http://list.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > >
