I think they do.
Donna

> On Oct 7, 2020, at 2:16 PM, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> THey should have a 20 cell version.
> /A
> 
>> 7 okt. 2020 kl. 20:32 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>:
>> 
>> It's really nice having a qwerty keyboard with a braille display. If that's 
>> of interest, and you don't care about limitations in the Editor, it'd be 
>> worth checking into.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>> 
>> 
>>> On Oct 7, 2020, at 1:22 PM, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi!
>>> It might be something for me then.
>>> Depends on the cost of the device.
>>> We don’t have it here in Sweden but it might be possible to buy from 
>>> Humanware and then get it delivered to Sweden.
>>> Thanks anyway for reporting your issue.
>>> /A
>>> 
>>>> 7 okt. 2020 kl. 15:46 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> 
>>>> Since we’ve had some discussions about braille displays, I thought I’d 
>>>> share the outcome of my time with the Mantis.
>>>> 
>>>> I’ve had my Mantis for a couple of days now, and unfortunately, it looks 
>>>> like I’ll be returning it. I wanted to share why with the list, because I 
>>>> thought that the issue I have may also be an issue for some of you.
>>>> 
>>>> First let me say that it’s a really nice device. It’s light-weight, the 
>>>> keyboard is very comfortable to type on, and the way the device functions 
>>>> is very well thought-out. It is very easy to pair with an i-device - I’m 
>>>> actually typing on it as I write this message. So, if my issue isn’t an 
>>>> issue for you, I recommend it.
>>>> 
>>>> Unfortunately, the Mantis has what for me is a fatal flaw. Humanware 
>>>> implemented a feature in the Mantis that they implement in their other 
>>>> notetakers, namely that there is a separate reader for BRF files, and a 
>>>> separate word-processor where you can actually edit text. I’ve always 
>>>> thought this was dumb, but I figured I’d just ignore the reader and use 
>>>> the editor. But when I got my Mantis, I was saddened to learn that there’s 
>>>> a limit to the file size in the Editor, so it is not possible to open 
>>>> books there. Since I often read and edit simultaneously, this is a deal 
>>>> breaker for me. I have no idea whether there are plans to address this in 
>>>> a future update, but I personally don't want to buy a device in the hope 
>>>> that a feature I need will be implemented some day.
>>>> 
>>>> Again, this is a nice device, so if you don’t care about this limitation, 
>>>> by all means consider it. But I thought I’d save those of you who do care 
>>>> about it the trouble of ordering and then having to return the device.
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Donna
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