Cheree heppe here: I have a working Millennium 20 and really like it. I don't care that it is a legacy device.
Regards, Cheree heppe Sent from my iPhone On 07/03/2011, at 17:12, Tyler wood <tcwoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > No, but FS sure isn't helping the price go down any. > > It couldn't anyway, not yet anyway. The cells that produce the braille are > super expensive. > > I can't believe FS is still selling the pac mate, actually. I miss the days > of the braille lites. > > Tyler > On 2011-03-07, at 1:48 PM, Jim Barbour wrote: > >> Oh come on! Are you really saying that if only Freedom Scientific >> hadn't come up with the signed Braille driver that we'd have >> universal, inexpensive Braille displays? >> >> I would say that Braille displays are expensive to produce and >> maintain, which is one big reason we don't have more affordable >> braille displays. >> >> I would also say there's been little demand for universal Braille >> displays, assuming universal means that it works with the HID >> protocal. >> >> JIm >> >> On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 11:40:54AM -0800, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> Yeppers. That's why. >>> >>> On 07/03/2011, at 11:05, "Cheree Heppe" <che...@dogsc4me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>> >>>> Is that why we don't have universal, affordable, Braille displays? Because >>>> intrenched providers are holding new development and innivation back to >>>> benefit current high priced offerings? >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Cheree Heppe >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Scott Granados" <scott.grana...@gmail.com> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 10:32 >>>> Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2 >>>> >>>> >>>> Apple isn't going to car if some nat of a company like fS brings legal >>>> action. >>>> >>>> Apple can simply use stalling tactics and let them run out of money >>>> spinning their wheels. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mar 6, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Jane wrote: >>>> >>>>> We're assuming they will do Braille. That'd be neat, *if* they can pull >>>>> it off and *if* Braille display makers don't push them out of the market >>>>> by constantly suing. >>>>> >>>>> Jane >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:07 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yeah don't forget it's thinner. When haptics comes out think of the >>>>>> screen room you wil have for braille right there. >>>>>> On Mar 5, 2011, at 7:22 PM, Cheree wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheree Heppe here: >>>>>>> I like the IPad, actually. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I went for the I-devicees first because they open a very intuitive, >>>>>>> easy entre into the Apple environment. No commands and keystroke >>>>>>> chording and what seemed to me a quick start interface. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In a bit, I'm ggoing to get an Air or Mac, but would have done so with >>>>>>> much more trepidation if not having tried the I-devices first. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> As to the base measurements of a PacMate being smaller than an IPad, >>>>>>> true, but that's only a single dimension. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Cheree Heppe >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 05/03/2011, at 19:07, "David Tanner" <david.tanner...@gmail.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, let's see, the iPad is clunkier to carry around than an iPhone >>>>>>>> or iTouch. The iPad is almost as expensive as buying the basic >>>>>>>> MacBook Pro 13 with two gigabytes of memory, and the processor in the >>>>>>>> new iPad is only a 1.0 gigahert duel core processor. The MacBook Pro >>>>>>>> 13 has a lot faster processor than that and so does the Ayer if you >>>>>>>> want to pay the higher price for solid state memory instead of a hard >>>>>>>> drive. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The iPad makes me think of all the blind folks that have complained >>>>>>>> about the size of the PacMate QT. In fact, I don't think that the >>>>>>>> PacMate QT would be as large in flat area as the iPad. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricardo Walker" >>>>>>>> <rwalker...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 6:46 PM >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: macbook air vs ipad 2 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Me personally, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If I need to get work done, I would go with a Macbook air. Its a full >>>>>>>> fledged computer, and besides the added size, you will find yourself >>>>>>>> bumping up against less barriers when trying to get things done. >>>>>>>> Especially if you have an iPhone or iPod touch already. What are you >>>>>>>> really missing in not getting an iPad? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> JMO >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mar 4, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Denise Avant wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> hello all, >>>>>>>>> i am contemplating getting another apple device. i need something >>>>>>>>> that is light to take when i travel. i was thinking of the ipad 2 >>>>>>>>> because you can get pages to write with. the only problem here is >>>>>>>>> that there is no port for external media like a usb drive, is there? >>>>>>>>> my other alternative is that i can get the macbook air. but its a >>>>>>>>> little bigger. i really don't need a screen. but i would have a port >>>>>>>>> for external media. of course i would miss all of those apps you can >>>>>>>>> have on the ipad. >>>>>>>>> that can be negated by the fact that i have an iphone. >>>>>>>>> well, i would be interested in hearing from those with the air. i >>>>>>>>> know the ipad 2 is not out yet, but i'm sure there are some first >>>>>>>>> generation ipad users here. >>>>>>>>> thanks. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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 macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>> 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