A further note on this. You can only read with a Braille display; not with 
speech.

Teresa

On Oct 17, 2012, at 6:01 AM, Teresa Cochran <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes they can be read in TextEdit with contractions off and eight-dot Braille 
> on.
> 
> Teresa
> On Oct 17, 2012, at 5:49 AM, Harry Hogue <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I've never heard of being able to read .brf files on the Mac.  I've always 
>> jsut opened them in Kurzweil on the Windows side.
>> 
>> Harry
>> 
>> El oct 17, 2012, a las 6:33 a.m., Teresa Cochran 
>> <[email protected]> escribió:
>> 
>>> It seems odd to me that it's possible to read Braille NLS books on the Mac, 
>>> but not recorded books. Why the distinction, I wonder?
>>> 
>>> Just saying …
>>> 
>>> Teresa
>>> 
>>> On Oct 17, 2012, at 4:28 AM, Richard Ring <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> It is the policy of NLS that their books not be read on computers, be they 
>>>> Mac or Windows.
>>>> 
>>>> "It's not enough to have every intelligent person in the country voting 
>>>> for me. I need a majority."  Adlai Stevenson
>>>> [email protected]
>>>> 
>>>> On Oct 16, 2012, at 10:15 PM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Forget it.  It aint' ever gonna happen.  
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Skype name:
>>>>> barefootedray
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Oct 16, 2012, at 7:46 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> Quick question: how, if at all, can NLS books be read on the mac? I know 
>>>>>> there's no iOS solution yet, but I'm hoping there's something out there 
>>>>>> for the mac. I'm not an NLS user (yet), but am asking on behalf of a 
>>>>>> couple people who have/may soon switch to the mac. Thanks.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Have a great day,
>>>>>> Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini)
>>>>>> [email protected]
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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