Hi Erik and all, What is Lois? I've never heard of it. Is that the Braille translation software for the Mac? I'm just curious to see if it can be done. Thank you for any help you can provide.
Musically, Allison My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! On Oct 29, 2010, at 12:04 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hum, Well, I've set up the Thomas using a usb to paralell adapter. The old > juliet can't be be much harder as long as your adapter cable is good. Some > of them are are quite flakey. > > Then I'm assuming you could hook it up to your mac and use lois. Then you > wouldn't have to worry about duxbury. This is what I'm just trying to find > out now. Unfortunately iit's not as easy as all that to get your hands on > embossers for testing. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > User support consultant, > One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in person, > 1-888-255-5194 > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2010-10-29, at 8:56 AM, Allison Manzino wrote: > >> Hi Eric, >> >> All this talk about Braille embossers makes me think of my Juliet. It is >> USB? I have a really old one that is serial. I spose I can get a serial to >> USB adapter, wait, I have two of those already. I know it still works, >> because I turn it on every now and then. But the legistics of how to emboss >> without Duxbury are confusing to me. Is there any way to accomplish this? My >> HP Desktop does not have a serial port, so I haven't been able to use my >> Juliet for quite some time. Yes, it is old, from the late nineties, but as >> we all know Braille embossers are hard to come by, so it's not like you can >> replace them when the next latest and greatest comes along. any thoughts. >> Thank you in advance for any assistance you can provide. Have a wonderful >> Friday. The weekend is in reach! >> >> Allison >> >> My birds are winged blessings, they help me soar! >> >> >> On Oct 29, 2010, at 7:38 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >> >>> Hi Isaac, IBraille is the mac OS software that comes bundled with index >>> embossers. I find index software on windows flakey and IBraille hasn't >>> been touched in 3 years or more, so my trust is a bit shaky. >>> >>> I was hoping some one would jump up and yell, "try enabling! I've had >>> amazing success with this that or the other model." Preferably a model >>> with USB so we don't have to fiddle with serial to USB adapters. The >>> juliet has USB and it's funded here if only it wasn't such a beast. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> User support consultant, >>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>> person, >>> 1-888-255-5194 >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> On 2010-10-27, at 11:46 AM, Isaac Obie wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Erik, >>>> Recently, I needed to get my embosser repaired. I had a chance to buy an >>>> Index, but somehow, I've never seen the device and I just didn't trust it! >>>> I don't know why, but I just kept feeling uneasy about that unit. I've >>>> never seen one either! Handytech pushes the line of Indexes. You oughta go >>>> by their website and look at their high end models. They sound quite >>>> impressive and Handytech does give great tech support from what I hear. >>>> I've never really needed heavy tech support on my Braillino. >>>> so I got my old Versapoint Duo fixed and she's good to go! I just don't >>>> know.. Why was I so skittish about that embosser? I am going to visit an >>>> Index real soon. I am going to ask someone to arrange it for me. I know >>>> where there is one and I'll visit just so I can say I had my hands on >>>> one..... >>>> I assume the ibraille is software? Braille translation program? >>>> Isaac >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "erik burggraaf" >>>> <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 11:08 AM >>>> Subject: Re: braille embossers? >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Isaac, >>>> >>>> I'm particularly thinking of IBraille being a week solution. It hasn't >>>> been touched in years and I hate to ask clients to pour thousands of >>>> dollars into it. >>>> >>>> I'm not really happy with the index lines, but maybe that is only to do >>>> with all the power supplies I've seen fail and all the spurious paper jams >>>> I've had to troubleshoot. Maybe if I spend enough time with any of these >>>> products I'll learn every bad thing about them and mistrust them all. >>>> Everyone just gets index here because it's funded and that's it, but I >>>> think I'd go with something else for my own needs. The everest isn't bad, >>>> but I wouldn't want a basic-d. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>> User support consultant, >>>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>>> person, >>>> 1-888-255-5194 >>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>> >>>> On 2010-10-27, at 7:42 AM, ISAAC OBIE wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi ERik, >>>>> Why do you think the Index would be a weak solution? I've no plans just >>>>> yet to use my VErsabraille duo. It has parallel and I believe serial >>>>> ports. the Index would need usb ports to work with the mac. What're you >>>>> thinking besides working with Louis? >>>>> Isaac >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "erik burggraaf" >>>>> <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> >>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 7:21 AM >>>>> Subject: braille embossers? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi guys, just curious what do you think is the best most compatible >>>>>> embosser to get for a mac user? Index is king here, and there is >>>>>> Ibraille, but my feeling is that is a week solution. I'd rather teach >>>>>> louis and whatever current embossers work best. >>>>>> >>>>>> Appreciate any opinions and experiences you can share. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>>> User support consultant, >>>>>> One on one access technology support and training over the phone or in >>>>>> person, >>>>>> 1-888-255-5194 >>>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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. 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