Just reviving an old thread to ask a question: according to a review, the Baum VarioUltra can "wake up" an iOS device via Bluetooth.
http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pubnew.asp?DocID=aw190104 Are there other braille displays that can now do this? How reliably does it work currently with the VarioUltra? Incidentally, there are suggestions circulating that the assets of Baum have been acquired, and that the company which did so plans to resume braille display production. Unofficial statements to this effect are available at https://www.blindbargains.com/bargains.php?m=18918 -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Eric Oyen Sent: Saturday, May 5, 2018 2:00 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille Displays "microsoft only transfer tool"? On a mac?? ok, big old work in both directions. Also, does that device support the use of external USB flash devices or SD Cards? I know that this will sound like the old rant, but *this* is the best reason that I am a proponent of Open Source Software. -eric , does that device have a full OS on it (including being able to transfer files)? a file transfer s On May 5, 2018, at 10:22 AM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: > I haven't used a HandyTech display, but my understanding is that they can > transfer files to a host computer by emulating a keyboard and writing the > file into whatever text editor or word processor you're using. > > This should work well on the Mac. I don't know how transfers in the other > direction (from host computer to braille display) are handled, though, if you > don't have their Microsoft Windows-only file transfer tool. > > > On 4/29/18, 13:42, "Donna Goodin" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com on behalf > of doniado...@me.com> wrote: > > thanks, Alia. This is good info to have. > Cheers, > Donna >> On Apr 29, 2018, at 12:38 PM, alia robinson <ali...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I’m not jason, but here is my two cents. you do have to use a sd card to >> transfer, but I had to use a usb stick for vu so that’s no problem to me. no >> I cannot use the file transfer program, but I have no problem converting >> documents to brf and putting them on the card. It does remember your last >> reading position, yes. >> >> On Apr 29, 2018, at 1:32 PM, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Jason, >> >> I demoed a HandyTech display a long time ago--like around 2007--and strongly >> disliked the file transfer protocol. The display had to be connected to the >> computer, and you used some program under Windows Utilities I think, like >> maybe VTerm? It was slow and annoying. How does one currently move files >> back and forth between the displays you mention and a Mac or PC? >> >> The other thing I remember is that you couldn't open a file to the place you >> were when you last closed it. Every time you opened a file, you were placed >> at the beginning. Is that still the case? >> Cheers, >> Donna >> >>> On Apr 29, 2018, at 12:21 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries >>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote: >>>> How about 14? And maybe even a 12? I think there is a 12. Yes >>>> anything less than 40 is out, even 32. >>> >>> >>> It's the same for me, as I read and edit text extensively. 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