Terri, Your comparison of BN and BS is right on the money. The BS word processor is really not much more than a text editor like Notepad; it doesn't do much else besides record your notes. The BS has a nice "feel", but I think I'd wait awhile to see how it develops before buying one if I were so inclined, which I'm not... (grin)
Susie Susie Stageberg Project ASSIST with Windows Iowa Department for the Blind (515) 281-1351 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terri Pannett Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 12:51 PM To: BrailleNote list Subject: [Braillenote] BrailleNote compared to BrailleSense Hi, List, Has anyone seen the BrailleSense? How does it compare with the BrailleNote? I have never seen one, but I have read some of the manual for the BrailleSense and I can make some observations: 1. The BrailleSense has some software features like Daisy Player and the ability to record things. 2. It has all the ports of the BN plus two USB ports, one a master port and one a slave port. 3. The speech is elloquence, and I don't like it as much as Keynote Gold. I used to use eloquence on my PC and found its voice to be too strident. 4. There is no QWERTY model, a disadvantage to me because I prefer the QWERTY keyboard, but you can plug in a USB QT keyboard. I think you can do the same with the BN PK. 5. The manual is not as easy to understand as the BrailleNote's manual. 6. Nothing is mentioned about what braille translator is used nor does the manual mention what type of software is used to read the programs' information. The BrailleNote manual states Keysoft is the software which reads the information and runs the word processor, calculator, etc. 7. All of the BN family will allow you to read sentence by sentence, but the BrailleSense has no such option. 8. The BN cursor never blinks, but the BrailleSense has blinking cursor. I hate blinking cursors! 9. The BN has more flexibility fo reading punctuation than the BS. 10. I think there is an easier learning curve for the BN than for the BS, especially for people like me who aren't used to BT keyboards. 11. The BS's word processor will allow you to create headers and footers, but it won't let you move or copy sentences and it won't let you turn page numbering off. Not being able to move/copy sentences is a disadvantage. I'd rather have that feature than headers and footers. 12. The BS will allow you to use overwrite or insert mode, but when you are in insert mode, the cursor blinks all the time. I prefer the BN's still cursor. 13. I like the seamless environment of Keysoft. I wouldn't want to see dialog boxes and all the other graphics the BS shows. I conclude that the BN and Keysoft meet my current needs, but I would like to see improvements in Keymail and Keyweb. I believe the BS probably has bugs in it, too. For what it's worth, I'm glad I bought the BN and I don't think the BS would meet my needs as well as the BN does. Terri Pannett, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ___ 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
