[Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

Mon Apr 18 16:39:34 UTC 2016

I would like a chance to see one of those. Wonder how or if that would be
possible.

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker

The Vario Ultra is made by Baum.  It has either 20 or 40 cells.  The 20
cell model cost $2395.
Tracy

> Who makes the Vario and how many cells has it and what is the cost?
>
> Carol Jean
>
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>
> Carol,
> The Vario has 32G of internal storage, plenty for notes.  It also has a
> USB
> port for a flash drive.
> I'm thinking I will store various files I always want access to
> internally,
> and put books and such on the flash drive, to plug in when I want them.
>
> The Perkins Mini is also a simple notetaker, with internal storage and a
> card for more storage.  It only has 16 cells, but it costs less than the
> Vario, $1500 for the Perkins.
> Tracy
>
>
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>
> Can you store files in that or is it an immediate only type thing. I feel
> that I probably shouldn't put my thoughts on such a list as this but
> please
> respectfully remember that they are merely my thoughts of a personal
> nature.
> I like the simpler things of life, hence thus far have gone with, for
> example, the Odin VI phone and haven't felt the need or the patience for
> the
> learning curve of a smart phone. I also ended up having difficulties with
> the notetaker things as they progressed to though still being able to
> accept
> good grade 2 braille but in looking up things, had to be done differently
> rather than exactly as I had entered them. The only thing I would like to
> have is a continuous file of songs for choir and to be easily able to
> search
> quickly for them in exactly the manner in  which I placed them. I am not
> currently in the choir because of the difficulties. I did try making hard
> copies but that begins to get bulky after a while and when I never know
> what
> song is going to be requested. Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Carol Jean
>
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> Cc: Jim McCarthy <jmccarthy at mdtap.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker
>
> Tracy,
> If you can teach yours to dance, let me know and I will buy another one.
> Best
> Jim McCarthy
>
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> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Braille notetaker
>
> Thanks to all for ideas on a new braille notetaker.  I bought the Baum
> Vario
> Ultra20, and it came yesterday.
>
> It’s tiny!  In its case, it looks very like a woman’s clutch purse.  It
> weighs ½ pound, and has 20 braille cells.  It looks very well-made, with
> excellent braille quality.  The keys feel good to use, too.
>
> It can create or read txt, brf, or rtf files, and read Word, PDF, and
> Excel
> files.  It can serve as a braille display for a PC or a smart phone.
> Later
> today, I’ll experiment with connecting it with my iPhone.
>
> It doesn’t sing, dance, or play music.  It doesn’t connect to the
> Internet,
> but it easily connects to devices that do, which is fine for me.
>
> It cost $2395.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
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