Hi there list! i just resubscribed afew says ago. I had almost forgotten how much action this group produces!! its good and informative though! (grin) here's my little story: I'm a BN 18 user at the moment. i have done a lot of research on the PK and am quickly finding that most of its capabilities for wireless and bluestooth would open up SO many more possibilities for a crazy college student. with its smaller size, weight and keyboard, i think someone with smaller hands would have an eisier time using the braille keyboard. I have a wireless network at home which im always connected to on my laptop. My college campus is also one giant networking hotsport and i would love to take advantage of this as well with the braille note. the addition of this capability on the BN PK would be my dream come true.THis sounds absolutely ridiculous but the advances that have surfaced on the pk would mean untold advances in my productivity in school, I'm working hard to gather info to help justify the purchase of a PK when i recieved my bn18 only....over a year ago...!
I im wondering what i could do *if* the organization were to approve such a tall order, what would i do with a very well loved, in great condition bn 18 unit? i would hope that there is some sort of refurbishing program that takes the units from those who upgraded to PK and spiffs them up and sells them to new loving homes at a discount... that would be my idea... but i am not sure it is done this way. has anyone else had the same experience? purchasing a pk and finding somewhere for the old unit to live? does humanware recieve used units? i also thought that my old school district's VI program might welcome that addition, but im not sure of my options. anyone enlighten me? sorry for the length. too many questions... thanks all! Julie and Angel
