Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-17 Thread michv
, 2018 7:31 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I agree, Mary, plus the delay in going from line to line. Patti On 3/16/18, Mary Otten wrote: Although I have not had the orbit 20 in my hands, I have heard podcast with demonstrations. The

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-17 Thread Patti Johnson
;> >> From: Cris Ali >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:02 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? >> I like to hear from those who use braille displays. What are the >> advantages of having eigh

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Mary Otten
018, at 6:49 PM, Flor Lynch wrote: > > Eight-dot Braille has advantages when composing texts; inputting passwords, > and email addresses. > > From: Cris Ali > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:02 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me o

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Flor Lynch
Eight-dot Braille has advantages when composing texts; inputting passwords, and email addresses. From: Cris Ali Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:02 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I like to hear from those who use braille

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Andy Baracco
Because they wanted to keep the price down. With those features you again have a $1000 Device. Andy - Original Message - From: "M. Taylor" To: Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 4:32 PM Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Hello, What I find i

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Richard Turner
legroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Hi Kitty, No I have not considered buying a more expensive display. I run on a limited budget. Because I have a job, i do not qualify for state assistance. That leaves orbit or braille

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Sandra E. Finley
gt;> From: Cris Ali >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 12:47 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? >> >> I agree with you Kitty, I prefer to have the cursor routing buttons over >> having braille

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread David Andrews
f > Cris Ali > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:50 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > > Hi Kitty, > > No I have not considered buying a more expensive display. I run on a limited > budget. Because I h

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread M. Taylor
12:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I agree with you Kitty, I prefer to have the cursor routing buttons over having braille dots seven and eight. I suppose If I am to do professional editing, Dots seven and eight can be very

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Cris Ali
riday, March 16, 2018 12:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I agree with you Kitty, I prefer to have the cursor routing buttons over having braille dots seven and eight. I suppose If I am

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread kitty hevener
Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I agree with you Kitty, I prefer to have the cursor routing buttons over having braille dots seven and eight. I suppose If I am to do professional editing, Dots seven and eight can be very important. Regards, Cris From

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Andy Baracco
It is a small company in India. Andy - Original Message - From: "kitty hevener" To: Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 8:09 AM Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? who makes and sells braille me? -Original Message- From: Andy Bar

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Cris Ali
kitty hevener Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 11:17 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Chris, I have used braille displays for years and am trying to remember when I last used dots 7 and 8. I will tell u that those dots are used to

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread kitty hevener
15, 2018 11:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Off hand, with an 8 dot display, it is very easy to find the cursor. Also, I believe that computer Braille utilyzes dots 7 and 8. Andy - Original Message - From: Cris

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread kitty hevener
who makes and sells braille me? -Original Message- From: Andy Baracco Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 11:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? It's a new product, and I would imagine that there are business issues, su

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Richard Turner
Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? hi all jumping in on this topic. i am wondering for those of us who use jaws and so are used to useing speech and not braille are there any options left for those who want to use a braille display with speech output? years and years ago

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Greg Wocher
t;mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > > I had an orbit for a bit, not impressed. almost everyone who got one in this > early run had dots that wouldn’t come up. I got a refund. I was hoping for a > cheap backup

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Russ Kiehne
: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Yes! - Original Message - From: "Ann Byrne" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:50 PM Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Does BrailleMe function as a stand-alone notetaker? Orbit reade

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread michv
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I had an orbit for a bit, not impressed. almost everyone who got one in this early run had dots that wouldn’t come up. I got a refund. I was hoping for a cheap backup, but it’s not going to be orbit

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Russ Kiehne
You’ll be able to find out a lot about both ddisplays next week at csun. Blind Bargains will be there and be doing podcasts on both displays. From: Carla Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 2:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? If

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
I don’t want to talk too fast burt, I have used the orbit 20 since October of 2017 and had no problems. Andy and Shubert From: alia robinson Sent: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:16 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I had an orbit

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread Andrew J. LaPointe
books and take notes. Andy and Shubert From: Andy Baracco Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 9:18 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? one big difference between the two is that the Orbit has 8 dot Braille and the Braille me only has

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-16 Thread alia robinson
I had an orbit for a bit, not impressed. almost everyone who got one in this early run had dots that wouldn’t come up. I got a refund. I was hoping for a cheap backup, but it’s not going to be orbit. I can see one or two with dots not working, but almost *all* of them?! On Mar 15, 2018, at 8:36

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Andy Baracco
It's a new product, and I would imagine that there are business issues, such as tarifs, currency conversions, etc. Andy - Original Message - From: "Kay Malmquist" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:20 PM Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit brail

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Cris Ali
15, 2018 11:20 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? My question is, why haven't they found a distributor in the U.S? I have to wonder why. Are their terms more than any distributor want to deal with? Heck, I'd even conside

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Kay Malmquist
: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 10:02 PM Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I like to hear from those who use braille displays. What are the advantages of having eight dots braille cells verses having six dots braille cells? Does it

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Cris Ali
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Off hand, with an 8 dot display, it is very easy to find the cursor. Also, I believe that computer Braille utilyzes dots 7 and 8. Andy - Original Message - From: Cris Ali<mailto:filasti...@hotmail.com&

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Kay Malmquist
Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? >From the demos I have herd, the Braille me's refresh rate seems much faster and quieter. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Ann Byrne Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:25 PM To: viphone@

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Andy Baracco
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Hi In the March edition of APH newsletter the Orbit Reader 20 should be available for

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Andy Baracco
In a recent interview, he said that he would have news when he is at the CSUN conference next week. Andy - Original Message - From: "B. J. Maynard" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 7:58 PM Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? hi, If the b

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Cris Ali
Donna Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:41 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Hi In the March edition of APH newsletter the Orbit Reader 20 should be available for purchase again sometime this summer. Unfortunately APH is the only

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread B. J. Maynard
bject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? another is that BrailleMe has cursor routing keys and Orbit reader does not. At 08:18 PM 3/15/2018, you wrote: one big difference between the two is that the Orbit has 8 dot Braille and the Braille me only has 6 dots. Andy - Ori

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread llumpkin
ge - >From: <mailto:llump...@austin.rr.com>llump...@austin.rr.com >To: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>viphone@googlegroups.com >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:01 PM >Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > >I think there’s going to be a

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Ann Byrne
com>llump...@austin.rr.com To: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:01 PM Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I think there’s going to be an announcement about the braille me forthcoming at seesun. (Just t

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Andy Baracco
Yes! - Original Message - From: "Ann Byrne" To: Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:50 PM Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Does BrailleMe function as a stand-alone notetaker? Orbit reader does. At 07:36 PM 3/15/2018, you wrote:

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Cris Ali
half Of llump...@austin.rr.com >Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:51 PM >To: viphone@googlegroups.com >Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? > >It’s my understanding now that APH isn’t shipping orbits until the summer. > > >From: >

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Andy Baracco
yes, they will have a table at CSUN. Andy - Original Message - From: llump...@austin.rr.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:01 PM Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? I think there’s going to be an announcement

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Andy Baracco
Subject: Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Hi In the March edition of APH newsletter the Orbit Reader 20 should be available for purchase again sometime this summer. Unfortunately APH is the only place to purchase the Orbit Reader 20. There is

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Andy Baracco
Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? That is my understanding too. That is why I asked my question, hoping to find people on this list who have hand on experience with these displays to help me decide if it is worth waiting for the Orbit Reader, or going with the

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Ann Byrne
: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? It’s my understanding now that APH isn’t shipping orbits until the summer. From: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>viphone@googlegroups.com <<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>viphone@g

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Ann Byrne
ps.com <<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:22 PM To: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Hi Carla, Where did you ord

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread llumpkin
half Of Cris Ali Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Hi Carla, Where did you order your orbit reader? I have been checking the American Printing House

Re: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Donna
stock. Is there any other > distributer? > Regards, > Cris > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Carla > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:58 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Cris Ali
actually seeing the real products. Regards, Cris From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of llump...@austin.rr.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 6:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? It’s my

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread llumpkin
It’s my understanding now that APH isn’t shipping orbits until the summer. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? Hi Carla, Where did

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Carla
I ordered mine from the American Printing House. I probably got mine just before they ran out. From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Cris Ali Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Cris Ali
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Carla Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader? If you find the routing buttons helpful I would go ahead and order the Braille Me. I don't know if they are si

RE: Braille displays: braille me or orbit braille reader?

2018-03-15 Thread Carla
If you find the routing buttons helpful I would go ahead and order the Braille Me. I don't know if they are similar in price. I just ordered the Orbit and it meets my needs very well. There is a lot I have to learn about it but it works very well with the iDevices. Carla From: viph