How much would this cost us? How much does PDI charge for repairs and updates and such?
Josh > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Nicola Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 18:30:10 +0200 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Quiet key keyboard for the BrailleNote? >Hi all, >I think Mary Ellen has a good point regarding the BT keyboard and I would be >interested in a response from PDI. I own a BrailleNote BT myself and I love >the braille keyboard because I am a fast braillist and it is very accurate >and responsive. However, as a conference interpreter I work in situations >where quiet is absolutely essential, and I can only write with my BN very >slowly and carefully, if at all, because of the noise from the keyboard. I >realise that the noise is not excessive, but I have a feeling that it could >easily be reduced further. The clacking sound does not really seem to occur >when the keys are pressed down (I believe this was corrected at an early >stage of the BrailleNote's development), but rather, when the keys spring >back up. It sounds as though two hard surfaces are making contact with each >other, e.g. plastic against plastic. Obviously the sound is magnified >because the keys are normally pressed in combinations, not in isolation. >I'm no mechanical expert myself, and so far I've resisted the temptation to >take a screwdriver to my BN and have a look inside (grin), but I can't help >feeling that one could perhaps insert a very thin layer of some >sound-absorbent material, which would not significantly reduce the key >travel, so the accuracy and responsiveness would not be adversely affected. >All this is pure speculation on my part, but perhaps someone from PDI could >comment on this suggestion, explaining why it is or is not possible? >Nicky >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 12:30 PM >Subject: re: [Braillenote] Quiet key keyboard for the BrailleNote? >> Interestingly, my qwerty keyboard on the Braille Note is one of the >quietest keyboards I have heard. My IBM, although not loud is a lot noisier >than this keyboard. Now I heard a demo of something at csun on acb radio and >someone was taking notes with a Brailler Style bn right next to the >microphone and I have a musical ear so I pick up sounds more accutely than >the average person so Here I am sitting listening to Mr. Somebody or other >give this demo on xyz marvelous machine do it all for the blind and all I >can hear is this clackety clack of this bn Brailler style keyboard going. >> That is, in actuality one of the major reasons why I did not buy the >Brailler Style keyboard. >> Mary Ellen Earls >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Doug Lawlor <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: [email protected] >>>Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 01:16:06 -02-30 >>>Subject: [Braillenote] Quiet key keyboard for the BrailleNote? >>>Hello Pulse Data: >>>One possible upgrade for the BrailleNote QT I would like to see is a >Quiet >>>key keyboard. I am talking about a keyboard that does not click when you >>>press the keys. Although the present keyboard is not loud it is certainly >>>audible when working in quiet classrooms. If I understand correctly all >>>modern day laptops have a keyboard which is not noticeably audible when >it >>>is being used. Someone can correct me if I am wrong on this one. To me >the >>>present keyboard on the BrailleNote QT feels similar to the keyboard >which >>>was on my old Toshiba T1200 I used to use back in the late 80s and early >>>90s. Can we have an updated keyboard please? >>>Thanks, >>>Doug >>>___ >>>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
