Hi again guys. Forgot to ask another question, and maybe you guys don't know. Does anybody know how I could get an iPad and a Focus 40 Blue in the same room at the same time without spending $2800 first? The Federation is coming to Dallas this year, and I am thinking about going to Louisville. I know these exhibit halls are not the best environment when you want to play around with something, but it may be the best shot I've got. A person at the Apple store here said I could bring in a braille display and pair it with an iPad if I wanted. He was horrified when I told him I would probably have to spend $2800 first.
Regards, Gigi Eugenia Firth [email protected] On Apr 5, 2012, at 5:14 AM, Gigi wrote: > Hi guys > It made me laugh to hear you guys talking about carrying those braille > displays around, and the laptops. This is because, I used to carry around and > Kappel Apple 2E in a backpack, together with the two disk drives. My dog and > I used it to go zapping down Gaston Avenue carrying a backpack, that is I > carried a backpack. I used to always carry around the tape-based person > braille in a backpack too. We sure have come along way. I'm very glad I don't > have to carry all that around these days. > > To make this discussion of mine or related to our topic, I have a question > concerning iOS 5.1 Enbrel's place. What is the best way to read DRF files? I > seem to remember we had a discussion on this before, but I can't find that > discussion. On the Mac, I use TextEdit if I need to read it on the computer. > Then, I have to do a transformation to change all the Brille to lowercase. > For some reason that I don't understand, all the BRF files I get display in > all caps. in. It's no big deal to change it in TextEdit, but I wonder how > that's handled on an iPad? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 4, 2012, at 8:57 PM, James Mannion <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Does anyone know for sure if the refreshabraille is currently working >> with IOS 5.1? I remember reading about some displays not currently >> working under 5.1 and can't remember which ones they were. >> >> On 4/4/12, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Not to sound mean or anything, *but* :) I remember the days when I carried a >>> ten-pound laptop around, not to mention the earlier days when I carried a >>> tape-recorder and two Braille volumes. Should I mention the steam-powered >>> computer with the coal hopper? (grins) >>> >>> Anyway, I suppose that it depends on what is important to each person. For >>> me, 40-cell displays are very important, so I don't mind the 1-pound extra >>> weight. >>> >>> Teresa >>> >>> "Slow down; you'll get there faster." >>> >>> On Apr 4, 2012, at 4:05 PM, Scott Howell wrote: >>> >>>> I have the Refreshabraille and really like it. I would not mind having >>>> something like 40, but you cannot beat the 18 cells for travel and at >>>> $1,700 it is a good deal. The build quality is certainly there and I >>>> gather there are some displays for less, but may not be worth >>>> consideration. >>>> >>>> On Apr 4, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would like to jump in for some opinions from those who have purchased a >>>>> Braille Pen, RefreshaBraille or the Perkins nottetaker: I want a Braille >>>>> display, solely for purposes of reading iBooks and Read to Go Books on my >>>>> iPhone. I have always preferred Braille, and miss it terribly, though I >>>>> am thrilled to be able to download a newspaper and listen as I commute. >>>>> As far as I am concerned, I just want something simple and >>>>> straightforward for this purpose. Please feel free to write me off-line >>>>> about this, and if anyone has a link for information comparing the less >>>>> expensive, lightest-weight, portable Braille displays, I would appreciate >>>>> getting it. Thanks. >>>>> (I don't care much about input on the display, just output.) >>>>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
