Hi, correction, Alex is right! It's Keyspan not keysoft usb to serial
port connector. I never thought I was dyslexic but I have my doubts
these days! Smile. Simon
On 15 Aug 2008, at 22:55, Alex Jurgensen wrote:
Hi,
There is an adapter. It is called the Keyspan USB to Serial adapter.
It acts as a bridge between the Mac's usb port and any device, be it
embosser, the Roadrunner, or the old printers. Mac drivers are
abalable from Keyspan's website. I hope this helps. Also, does the
Roadrunner require any special software, or is it a "drag and drop"
essentially copying and pasting?
Thanks for listening,
Alex,
On 15-Aug-08, at 1:22 PM, kaare dehard wrote:
Hi there, I can't answer your roadrunner question, but textedit is
the word processor that comes with the mac, and it will to the best
of my knowledge read word files. I have found that vo has gotten
less clunky for me as I have gotten used to it.
Good luck,
Kaare.
On 15-Aug-08, at 4:11 PM, Randy A. Fred wrote:
Hello all you good looking Mac Users! I just purchased an IMAC and
am slowly transferring all my PC material over to it while
learning the software.
I am a long-time Jaws and Kurzweil user. Although Jaws is the
Cadillac of screen readers I decided to switch simply on
principle. I came to despise Freedom Scientific for wanting more
and more money from me every year. I am enjoying the Mac but find
I still need to use this PC until I get used to the Mail program.
I am finding Voice Over a bit clunky but I am sure I will get used
to it. I really need Apple to make Voice Over work with the
Microsoft Office suite as everyone I work with uses Word.
Many years ago I purchased a handy device, called a Roadrunner. It
holds 3 Mb of plain text and I purchased it to study for
university exams. It has since become obsolete but I am so
familiar with it I still use it to read text files when on the
road and giving talks or presentations.
The Roadrunner uses a 9-pin female connector to plug into the
computer.
How can I use the Roadrunner with my Mac? Is there such a thing as
an adaptor I can use to plug the connector into a USB port? Or,
should I be looking for a cable I can plug into the Roadrunner and
into the computer's USB port? Or, does anyone know of a similar
type of device I can use instead of the Roadrunner? A basic
digital recorder is not the answer for me. The device needs more
flexibility than a recorder.
I look forward to the day when I am a dedicated Mac user.
Thank you for any help. I have already benefitted greatly from
reading over messages in this list.
Randy Fred
Nanaimo BC
Canada
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