Dan: GW Micro was selling the Braille Sense, or they were supposed to be anyway. Check with them, or a possibly better option is to check with HIMS Inc. I think HIMS might actually be the manufacturer. Again though, if you want a note taker, check out APH. Last Fall I did a bunch of research into what was available, and it turned out that APH's Braille Plus and Rrefreshabraille combo could be had for a little under $2K, and the other note takers were way more pricey.
William S. Stephan Procurement Analyst, Kansas City District National Contracting Organization Building Strong(r) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office: 816-389-3801 FAX: 816-389-2029 Help us in Building Strong! Please tell us how we are doing. Visit our Interactive Customer Evaluation (ICE) Website at: http://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&service_provider_id=110800&service_cate gory_id=14 -----Original Message----- From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Dan Mccurley Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:41 AM To: blind-computing@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] braillenote, pacmate or laptop; Do you know anything about the braille sense that is, who makes it and where could I go to find out about it? thanks, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "JM Casey" <crystallo...@ca.inter.net> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:07 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] braillenote, pacmate or laptop; > Having a braille display is essential for me though, and I like the > standalone nature of something like the BrailleNote (even though I think > the Braille Sense might be a better machine overall). As has already been > said, it's the display that makes these things so ridiculously costly, yet > that's the most essential component as far as I'm concerned. > > Can't comment on the Pakmate much but I remember i wasn't that interested > in getting one. The BrailleNote has a clunky operating system and is in > some ways bafflingly backward but the physical design at least is really > nice and very portable. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "john melia" <uncle...@verizon.net> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 4:32 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] braillenote, pacmate or laptop; > > >> yes the pack mate cost a lot more than a laptop and I don't know how >> longer f s will be making the pack mate. one things many blind folks are >> using laptops instead of a personal data device the cost is less and you >> can duplicate what is on your desktop. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tom Vos" <v...@iowatelecom.net> >> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 3:39 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] braillenote, pacmate or laptop; >> >> >>> Battery Life of the PM depends partly on how you use it. >>> But here's a comparison. >>> My laptop will run maybe 1.5-2 hours without being connected to power. >>> I can take my PM on a trip and use it all day and still have 80 percent >>> of >>> battery left. >>> I think it is safe to say that the PM will work all day and need no more >>> than a charge once a day or even every couple days. >>> Without a screen or hard drive to power, battery life will be much >>> longer. >>> Blessings, >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> Date: Sat, 21 May 2011 13:05:39 -0500 >>> From: "Dan Mccurley" <bearea...@bellsouth.net> >>> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] braillenote, pacmate or laptop; >>> Message-ID: <001d01cc17e1$b17c1000$0101a8c0@beareaux> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >>> reply-type=original >>> >>> What is the battery life of the pacmate? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> >>> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
