Thank you for this information. Where would I get these new drives?
Respectfully, Russell J. Thomas, Jr. THOMAS & ASSOCIATES www.californiaemployersattorneys.com Orange County Office 4121 Westerly Place, Suite 101 Newport Beach, California 92660 T: (949) 752-0101 F: (949) 257-4756 M: (949) 466-7238 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 2:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] JAWS11 WINDOWS 7 AND BRAILLE DISPLAYS Russell, I believe that, as of Jaws 11, the PowerBraille display drivers were changed so they now run off of a parallel port. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell J. Thomas, Jr." <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 3:08 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] JAWS11 WINDOWS 7 AND BRAILLE DISPLAYS > > > I am running jaws11, windows 7, and office 7 on an HP Pavilion laptop. I > have an old Braille display which now connects to my old computer with a > serial cable. > > > > Since the laptop does not have a serial port, I bought a usb 9 pin male > adapter hoping to get my Braille display, a powerbraille 40 to work with > my > new laptop. > > > > It will not work. JAWS tech support seemed clueless. > > > > Is there a work-around? or will I have to run this laptop without a > Braille > display, unless I buy a new one? > > > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Russell J. Thomas, Jr. > > THOMAS & ASSOCIATES > > <http://www.californiaemployersattorneys.com> > www.californiaemployersattorneys.com > > > > Orange County Office > > 4121 Westerly Place, Suite 101 > > Newport Beach, California 92660 > > T: (949) 752-0101 > > F: (949) 257-4756 > > M: (949) 466-7238 > > > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
