I think you need to put down a few more requirements then will they work with a
Macintosh. Most of the cost of a braille display is still the braille output
cells and the relative obscurity of the devices themselves. If you are looking
for a Braille display that you can also take notes with than even the most
current round of Freedom Scientific Focus 40's are apparently capable of taking
notes off connection.
If you want to transfer files using a flash disk than every Braille notetaker
and even some of the souped up displays have the ability to write to flash
thumb drives.
I would want any system I bought to be able to take notes in a meeting using
UEB Braille, have at least 30 cells, have the ability to upgrade directly over
the network or via a thumb drive.
I do like the sounds of the two Android based Notetakers, but I am not sure how
much more one is paying for the Android guts versus just a Braille display. I
heard from a friend that there is still work to be done on the Humanware
BrailleNote touch. One advantage for you of this system, is that it still has
the KeySoft system so you could use all the commands you are used to.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Cohn
> On Jul 23, 2017, at 6:26 PM, Sarah Amelia Sackville McLauchlan
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi all!
>
> So am looking for some advice/guidance before I go out and start applying for
> assistive tech grant money. I used to use the BrailleNote, but mine died a
> long time ago. And even before it did, I was starting to run into
> compatibility issues between it, the program I used to transfer files to my
> old computer (a PC in those days), and the computer itself. Plus, of course,
> I've since switched to Mac, which I don't think my BrailleNote was compatible
> with anyway. So now I'm without a Braille device! But I really want to get
> another one. What's compatible with Mac, though?
>
> Basically, what I'm looking for would be a portable, refreshable Braille
> device that I can easily transfer files to from my computer and back.
> Because, although I might use it for writing sometimes, what I'd mainly be
> using it for is reading. For example, I'd use it to read my papers when I
> present at conferences, or my poetry/fiction at reading events. Though, I
> might use it for private reading too. So are there devices in the Mac
> compatible world that will allow me to do that?
>
> Anyway, thanks. :-) I figured that, if anyone would know, it'd be folks here!
>
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