[nabs-l] Comparing Braille Embossers

[clinton waterbury]

As far as braille embossers go...  Does anyone know what embossers  
work on the mac and linux?
On Jun 17, 2009, at 9:02 AM, sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca wrote:

> HI Haben,
> Here's a link to some info on Index Braille Embossers, specifically  
> the Basic-D but there are links to others too on this page.
> http://abro.ca/product.php?id=Basic-D,S&parent=brailleEmb.txtI'd  
> have to guess
>
> Quoting Haben Girma <habnkid at aol.com>:
>
>> Can you estimate the size and weight of the Index Basic D?
>>
>> thanks,
>> Haben
>>
>> David Andrews wrote:
>>> The Tiger embossers should be quiet as they are not grossly   
>>> mechanical, the way others are  Nothing is going to be completely   
>>> quiet though.
>>>
>>> Fast is a relative term, the fastest embossers are in the $30,000   
>>> to $100,000 range, and I don't think you can afford those.  If  
>>> you  can I will be your tech guy!
>>>
>>> The index basic D has improved, and we have had good luck with them.
>>>
>>> Also, the Braille quality on the Tiger isn't its strongest point,   
>>> so make sure you have seen it first.  It is best at graphics, and   
>>> graphics/text mixes.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> At 07:12 PM 6/15/2009, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I'm interested in finding a quiet and fast embosser with which  
>>>> to  emboss textbooks for college. I hear that the Tiger embossers  
>>>> are  among the quietest, but I can't find out exactly how quiet  
>>>> they  are. Does anyone know how the noise level of the Tiger  
>>>> embossers  compares to the Juliet Pro 60? I'm also interested in  
>>>> the Index  Basic D since it is very portable, but I'm not sure  
>>>> whether it can  handle large print jobs. Also, a review by IBTC  
>>>> in 2001 states  that Index embossers are temperamental and prone  
>>>> to jamming and  breaking. Is that still the case in 2009?
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> Haben
>>>>
>>>>
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