Hi List, it's Rhonda Clark. First of all, having taught the blind, I'd hate to see more blind people just so we could have cheaper equipment. It is correct, the more users you have, the cheaper the equipment. I'd hate to see the price of people being blind so that this could happen. I'm excited about the compact flash coming down. I've been hearing for quite a while, since my teaching days in Utah, that it won't be long until the floppy disk is a thing of the past. It's hard to say, but I imagine that's correct. We will all be using the compact flash, and that will make a cheaper price. Rhonda Clark.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:30:25 -0500 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] ,*ang+ ,places >It does sound great, and in a perfect world that's exactly how it would be. >Unfortunately it's not a perfect world and one reason for this is that there >are relatively few blind people, compared with the numbers of sighted people. >If there were more blind people, there would be a larger market for our >specialized products and they would cost less. > Another point on this subject is that prices for all kinds of equipment, both > specialized and mainstream, are coming down. Rumor has it that there will > soon be a sharp decrease in the prices for CompactFlash cards, and this will > benefit all of us when it happens. >Incidentally, I have a suggestion for anyone who uses a BT to write Email. >When writing a subject line, it is necessary to write in uncontracted Braille >so people who are using a PC will not be confused by strange symbols showing >up instead of letters. For example, an s h sign will show up as a percent >sign, an i n g will show up as a plus sign, c h will show as an asterisk, e d >will show up as a dollar sign, t h e will show up as an exclamation mark, and >so on. Please try to understand that I am not trying to be rude or mean with >this suggestion, only that I am trying to prevent confusion for those who use >a computer to retrieve Email. >Sarah >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of charles and >sharon campbell >Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 9:53 AM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: [Braillenote] ,*ang+ ,places >Hi List, >Here's an interesting concept to chew on. >Suppose our so-called "Specialized Equipment", BrailleNotes, updates, caller >ID's, well, any equitment, were to be reduced in price by half, and the >so-called "unspecialized equipment" for the sighted, such as computers, >updates, caller ID's, etc. were raised in price? The economy would flourish, >visually impaired persons would smile, sighted people would grumble, but maybe >learn how it feels. Doesn't that sound great!! >___ >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
