Hummmm. that's odd because I have a desktop I bought 5 years ago with the necessary parallel ports and a serial or two as well. That is what my JC used. The newer laptops I bought in the last couple years don't though. And I have a Dell Precision notebook from 2007 with the ports too. Sean, let me know if you decide to part with one of those Perkins Braillers; preferably one that works. I guess this makes me look into the newer braile printers now just to see what they ae using to connect.
Danielle P.S. Glad we have a start and someone to Braile out a first draft. On 6/21/15, john <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe the ports are supported, but good luck finding something with said > > ports that's not 10 years old, as you said. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2015 18:13 > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] braille/large print/other media (was audio > games,game engine) > > Hi Shaun, > > Interesting. It is my understanding that Windows Vista and above no > longer support parallel ports, and here in the USA I have not seen a > desktop or laptop PC with a parallel port in quite some time. At least > not for the last 8 years or so. > > I have three laptops and none of them have parallel ports. I have an > Averitech 6240 from 2006, a Compaq Presario from 2008, and a Toshiba > Satellite from 2011 all with USB only. No serial and no parallel > ports. I also have a Del desktop from 2010 which has two serial ports > but no parallel ports. So even if a desktop or laptop PC can be found > with a parallel port they must be few and far between because the > technology has pretty much not been in production for years at least > according to my own experience. > > Cheers! > > > On 6/19/15, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well tom while true of laptops I do know that desktops in general at >> least the ones up to 2011 would have the required ports they have >> only recently gone full usb. >> There is still a moniter port on my laptop and I know that the new >> systems I got one from 2011 and the other from 2014 still have paralel >> ports. >> But yeah its all usb. >> there is probably a paralel to usb converter somewhere wouldn't surprise >> me. >> I mean there is serial to usb, vga moniter to usb, I know for a fact >> there is old style vhs tape recorder to usb because I have one. >> even audio to usb. >> In short there are as many converters as there are usb ports in a >> computer. >> Weather the software is accessable and not in chinese is another >> thing you can buy bog standard converters for vhs I know for a fact >> for a few bucks the software is either old or cracked or old and >> cracked but point is you can buy stuff. >> There are pro stuff to if you search so there is probably a way. >> I am not sure how easy it is to wrig up a simple no frills one, but >> when my power cord on one of our pcs broke my dad was able to hook up >> a length of headphone wire and a few headphone plugs in place of the >> broken cord and although it ran a bit hot at the ends it did work. >> Ofcause this was back just before 2000 and now with everything so >> secured like the iphone chargers you can't just put any wrigged cord in. >> An old unit though as long as you were prepaired to configure it who >> knows. >> There is probably something like com0com for a paralel port or something. >> Though a good converter will automatically convert for you. >> I am not sure about software. >> Though to be honest if were meaning pamphlets for various things I'd >> go the electronic rout, I am not sure how to make e braille but its >> all the rage. >> Audio mp3 daisy even standard cds. >> You could still buy braillers to. >> Finally I know for a fact that some organisations can hire out their >> units for online transfer of info via mail but you'd still have togo >> to the physical location to pick it up. >> I have a few old perkins units which I have not used ever since I got >> back into computers in 1995 so I have no idea if they work or not. >> > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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