rogw, didn't I read that you've used the pk as a tty? If so, how I'm curious. it sounds like a great little device.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: adaptive information systems <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 01:47:13 -0500 >Subject: [Braillenote] braillenote pk an dcommunication device for blind/deaf >Hi Jonathon and folks, >Well, Jonathon, I tried the pk with the twin cable that will let you hookup >the pk to the serial port of the computer and the ps2 keyboard and turned >on visual display on the pk and the braillenote viewer on my pc. >It worked fantastic, even always better when running window-eyes, since >window-eyes will talk when keys are pressed on the qwerty keyboard or on >the pk. >I then tried it withthe pk still hooked up to the desktop pc and >disconnected my ps 2 qwerty keyboard and had the pk bluetooth connect to >the bluetooth qwerty keyboard I had and everything worked perfectly too. >I could use the qwerty keyboard and control the pk, go through menus onthe >pk an dopen them up and files, wow! >I then tried the suggestion I put forth saturday about a fm transmitter >attached to the pk an dsend the voice to a small fm radio and I had the pk >playing a beatles song, hay jude, so I would have plenty of time to connect >everything and test it out. >The little fm reciever is from C-crane and is very small running on one >triple a battery or you can have it on ac power with a ac adaptor >Then the other person, like the captionist, just needs to have a small fm >radio, which they do make them very small or the captionist just has >her/his walkman with a fm radio built in and their headphones and they are >in business and no wires attached to the person with the pk, if they are >using a bluetooth qwerty keyboard. wow! >The blind/deaf person , just carries their pk and a very small battery >operated fm transmitter, which the one I have easily fits in the palm of >your hand. >I will keep you all up-to-date as I find out other great things this pk can >do for all of us. >Jonathon, maybe you can answer one question for me, I read through the >getting started chapter and I still can't figure out what the button to the >left of the joy stick does. keyboard help doesn't say anything when it is >pushed and the first chapter doesn't mention it as best as I can tell. >What is it? >Thanks. >Roger >Adaptive Information Systems >We Make Technology Accessable to the Vision impaired and Reading Disabled >Roger A. Behm, president >1611 clover Lane >Janesville WI 53545-1388 >voice: (608) 758-0933 >Fax: (608) 758-7898 >Toll Free: (877) 792-4768 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web Page: www.adaptiveinformation.org >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
