A stand-alone Braille display needs screen reader software to drive it, so in that sense the display has software. If you plug in a desktop Braille display and don't have a screen reader like JAWS or Window-Eyes, you ain't gonna get Braille on that display. But in the Braille PDA's, this is all integrated into the operating system. What happened to Tom's file is a memory problem, a brain drip, or whatever you want to call it. It is a reminder to us all to back things up like our lives depended on it.
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 Sarah Cranston Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:38 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] ZAP! No, the Braille display doesn't have software. It's pretty much equivalent to a monitor, or to your VoiceNotes speaker. Trust me, this horrible thing can happen to *anyone*, including users of VoiceNotes. It's happened to me three times, and while I have a BrailleNote, I know it had nothing to do with a Braille display. Richard Ring is absolutely correct, it would be like blaming a monitor for a computer failure. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Josh Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:32 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] ZAP! Maybe, but the display has to have software doesn't it? Monitors don't have software really. Maybe I'm wrong here on this. I know nothing about the technicalities of braille displays. Josh [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 12:24 PM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] ZAP! Saying a Braille display damaged files is like a sighted user saying that the files were erased by a monitor. The Braille displays an output device, it displays the information that is sent to it by whatever software is involved, in this case, Keysoft. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Lange Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 11:17 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] ZAP! Hi, Josh writes: I think this may be some kind of braille display issue because this does not >happen with the voicenote. >Josh >[EMAIL PROTECTED] Nope, sorry, this is most definitely a memory issue. If it was a display issue, I would have been able to see the data on my PC. The data was definitely gone. Tom ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
