OK, Scott, thanks. I don't know whether I can change this or not at this point. It doesn't surprise me that they showed me an older display. I'll see what I can do, though, no harm in trying. Cait
On 2013-08-01, at 12:04 PM, Scott Davert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Buddy. > The Alba kind of reminds me of the old Braille Lites in that sense. > You had a lot of flash memory that you couldn't do much beyond reading > with, and very little in the way of memory available for editing of > documents. > Cait: As for the Brailliant, if the Edge isn't an option, I would also > go with that. Though the Focus may suit you better as an input > keyboard if you prefer the spacebar closer to the keyboard. If you are > thinking of the Brailliant which does not have an input keyboard, > which I'm guessing you are based on your message, there is a newer > model called the Brailliant BI. I don't believe the older Brailliant > displays are even on the market anymore. > > Scott > > On 8/1/13, Buddy Brannan <[email protected]> wrote: >> If you want braille input, check out the Himbs Braille Edge. It’s $1000 >> cheaper, it has an SD card slot (so you can read your library books), plus >> other basic notetaker functions. I have the Alva, and its built-in text >> editor is stupid. For one thing, you’v got this 4GB flash drive that you >> can’t access from the thing, the text editor/reader only access the smaller >> couple MB drive. Seems a waste if you ask me. >> -- >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >> >> >> >> On Aug 1, 2013, at 11:37 AM, Cait and Maggie <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> why do you prefer the brilliant over the alva? >>> I looked at the brilliant and while it seems sturdy, you can't do braille >>> input on it. >>> Interested to know your reasons… >>> thanks, >>> Cait >>> >>> On 2013-08-01, at 10:51 AM, Matt Dierckens <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I like the Brailliant from Humanware a lot better than the Alva. >>>> On 2013-08-01, at 10:51 AM, erik burggraaf <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, It does work, but if I were you I would go back to your funder and >>>>> request something else. I teach the bc640 and it's the bain of my >>>>> existence. The dots fail all over the place and the support is >>>>> abominable. Some of my resellers won't even sell it because the cost to >>>>> support it isn't worth the markup. >>>>> >>>>> Now I'll have probably offended some users who have a bc640 and love it, >>>>> and haven't had their one unit fail, but After seeing 10 or 15 of them >>>>> in the last 3 years with about %50 attrition, I can't keep on >>>>> recommending them. Especially with the braille edge and the brailliant >>>>> BI available. Even a focus blue would be better than an alva. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>> Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through >>>>> the ontario disability support program at >>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog >>>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>> >>>>> On 2013-08-01, at 10:38 AM, Cait and Maggie <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Thanks Buddy. >>>>>> I just had a vender here try and tell me it doesn't. I just got >>>>>> funding for one, so just wanted to check. >>>>>> Cait >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2013-08-01, at 10:36 AM, Buddy Brannan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It sure does. >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >>>>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 1, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Cait and Maggie >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> Does anybody know if the alva bc640 works with the mac? >>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>> Caitlyn >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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