I had to buy a new Braille display when I got my Mac Mini, because I couldn't use my Braille Lite 40.
I much prefer 40-cell displays, and as far as I'm aware, the Focus 40 Blue is the least expensive of those by far. Most run around at least $5000 US. Teresa "The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete Graham On Apr 4, 2012, at 4:42 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: > Well, window-eyes actually supports a lot more than apple does, but apple for > sure supports all of the modern ones. Except that they are footdragging on > the brialliant BI displays. Most of the ones they're missing are legacy > serial and parallel devices. > > Best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Currently on ebony promos: Ebony consulting on android accessibility, New > drive imaging services available. To read more and subscribe, visit > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mailman/listinfo/ebony-promos_erik-burggraaf.com > > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2012-04-04, at 6:46 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > >> I asked about the price of a Focus 40 Blue. They said $2,800. Now I think >> that's high, but it has 40 cells. The more cells, the more money. I think >> $5,000 is for those 80 cell displays. What you're going to do with your >> braille, display just like computers, determines how many cells you need. I >> have to have 40 because of doing braille proofreading. However, if I wanted >> one to carry around for church so I could read my Bible or hymn music, on an >> iPad, maybe one of those 12 or 18 cell ones would be the ticket. It would be >> even better to carry around with an iPad or iPhone if the price were less >> than $1500. You would have to have a good reason or be lucky enough to >> afford the luxury to spend $1500 on a display for your iPad while traveling. >> I have found, because I do a little traveling with my 40 cell display that >> it does add significantly to the weight of your MacBookPro to carry the >> display around. >> >> To make this topic more Mac related, I was impressed, to say the least, when >> I found out how many braille displays would work with VoiceOver. There were >> ones on the list I had never heard of. I don't believe any of the other >> screen readers could say that their program could support that many >> displays. There's a fair number with Jaws, and somebody could correct me >> about this, but I don't think it's as many as VoiceOver. >> >> Regards, >> Gigi >> >> >> >> Eugenia Firth >> gigifi...@sbcglobal.net >> >> >> >> On Apr 3, 2012, at 9:06 PM, David Tanner wrote: >> >>> I understand where you are coming from, but it is good to see that there >>> are some displays starting to come down to a somewhat more reasonable >>> price. For example, the Braille PPen with 12 cells for $999 is not a bad >>> price even though it only has 12 cells. The new 16 cell display and basic >>> notetaker from Perkins Products for $1,549 is a better deal too. And, the >>> Refresh A Braille from American Printing House for the Blind with 18 cells >>> for $1,695 is a good deal, and a very well made display. >>> >>> Don't get me wrong, I realize these prices are still too high for many >>> people, but at least we are starting to see prices down to where more >>> people may at least have a chance of saving up to buy one. But, at $5,000 >>> for a 40 cell display very few people can afford a Braille display without >>> help from somewhere. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Mannion" <mannion...@gmail.com> >>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 11:13 PM >>> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding OCR >>> >>> >>>> Hi Mark, >>>> I envy you acquiring the braille display especially. I really wish I >>>> were incorrect, but I know I am not missing anything or out of date in >>>> my understanding that the price of braille displays are just >>>> rediculously out of sight in price about 3 to 4 times over and then >>>> some. Still being a common man and feeling blessed and lucky to be >>>> able to achieve a few thousand in savings at any point in time at best >>>> I don't think a braille display for personal use is anywhere in my >>>> near future. Maybe I have already said too much, but what it takes to >>>> be able to obtain such technology just makes you throw your hands up >>>> in frustration. >>>> >>>> On 4/2/12, David Tanner <david.tanner...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> And, I bet it is a lot cheaper too. >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Jim Gatteys" <jgatt...@gmail.com> >>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 9:35 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding OCR >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi all! >>>>> Has anybody used Abby fine reader express for the mac? I just downloaded >>>>> a >>>>> trial version and it was much better than a few years ago. It worked with >>>>> my old epson perfection scanner and I was able to scan and edit a >>>>> document. >>>>> I guess it doesn't have all the bells and whistles of kurzweil but for >>>>> basic >>>>> stuff it seemed fine. I am seriously considering a purchase of fine >>>>> reader. >>>>> Jim >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 2, 2012, at 8:21 PM, David Tanner wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> It is alive and well... Do you have version 12 patch 4? That is the >>>>>> latest release and there is some support for at least one digital camera >>>>>> in that patch upgrade. >>>>>> >>>>>> As far as Kurzweil 1000 on the Mac; the news isn't good. There is >>>>>> Kurzweil3000 for the Mac, but the folks at Cambian Learning don't think >>>>>> they can make enough profit on us blind folks so they say they will not >>>>>> release a version for Apple because if every blind person baught a copy >>>>>> of >>>>>> >>>>>> Kurzweil1000 for Mac they still couldn't make enough profit to make it >>>>>> worth it for them to do that. >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <br...@hostany.net> >>>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 8:04 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: A Question Regarding OCR >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Any hope for those of us Kurzweil users? I could live with my old Epson >>>>>>> Perfection scanner, but the new HP all in one takes forever. It's true >>>>>>> that it's quieter by a lot, but it's probably 30 to 45 seconds on the >>>>>>> scanning phase. I hate the mail now more than I ever did, but I don't >>>>>>> have the space nor USB ports for both devices on the desk. If I ever >>>>>>> went >>>>>>> >>>>>>> back to college, I'd seriously look into a sighted person over what I >>>>>>> have now. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> >>>>>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 5:30 PM >>>>>>> Subject: A Question Regarding OCR >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> In addition to being the proud owner of a Focus 40 Blue, I also >>>>>>>> obtained >>>>>>>> Freedom Scientific's Pearl camera along with OpenBook 9.0. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> To put it simply, I am stunned with the OCR performance in both >>>>>>>> OpenBook >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>> the accuracy of the camera along with the dazzling speed of the image >>>>>>>> acquisition experience. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think what blows my mind the most is the motion detection that allows >>>>>>>> one >>>>>>>> to turn pages and when the new page is in view of the camera, it >>>>>>>> automatically takes a photo and begins the OCR process. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I swear it feels as though I have a sighted person reading for me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I could go on and on but ... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I realize that the pearl has been out for quite some time and am >>>>>>>> wondering >>>>>>>> if anyone knows if it will work with anything on the Mac. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I know one thing for sure, with the Pearl in my toolbox, I have put my >>>>>>>> scanner away for good. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mark >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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 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