[nabs-l] Braille N Speak

Sat Feb 11 03:14:35 UTC 2012

I still have the VCR, too!
I get blank tapes, and I have cassettes, and CD's, but the newer MP3
players, and IPods confuse me.
I'll take this offlist, and you and I can discuss it, because this is
a fun discussion!
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/10/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Joshua,
> I've got my old cassette players from APH and NLS too; I like old technology
> as well. So, if you want to record analogue with tapes, you can still get
> blank cassettes from radio shack; at least in my area you can.
> So, old technology is still around; and if you want a nice old VCR I bet you
> can get them at a yard sale or something like it.
> The benefit of VCRs for us was no menus! Now the darn dvds are complex with
> lots of menus.
> And VHS tapes did not scratch.
> That is two reasons why I still like old fashioned VCRs and vhs's.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 7:38 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille N Speak
>
> I like the challenges of new technology, but technology changes way too
> fast!
> I can't keep up with the trends!
> I'm a little old fashioned, but oh well.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 2/10/12, Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Joshua,
>> You can't expect the world to keep every single thing that you are
>> used to. Most probably you will have to get used to new technologies
>> pretty often as a blind person, so just enjoy them as much as possible
>> instead of complaining!
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Feb 10, 2012, at 2:36 PM, Joshua Lester
>> <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm having difficulty playing my cartridges, so they should keep both
>>> formats.
>>> That way, those of us, who are used to one, can stay with that one
>>> format.
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>
>>> On 2/10/12, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
>>>> Because they are better in many ways. Do I need to qualify that?
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 12:31 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille N Speak
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That's like turning the pitch, and the speed up on the NLS tape player.
>>>> Why did NLS move to cartridges?
>>>> Leave the cassettes alone!
>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>
>>>> On 2/10/12, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Oh, let's see...
>>>>> Hangman
>>>>> Simon
>>>>> Bongo
>>>>> Solitaire
>>>>> Logic (a game for guessing the string of characters based on telling
>>>>> you
>>>>> how
>>>>> many correct, but not which ones)
>>>>> Dino
>>>>> Chess
>>>>> Blackjack
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Desiree Oudinot" <turtlepower17 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:15 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille N Speak
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I was comparing the games on the Blazie note-takers to those of the
>>>>> Braille Note. Yeah, Bongo was great. So was Simon. I'm trying to
>>>>> remember what other ones there were now. And even though the voice on
>>>>> the Braille Lite was pretty bad, you could change the frequency in
>>>>> speech parameters which made it sound neat. I'm not even sure how to
>>>>> describe what it did. Maybe someone else can think of a way? Anyway,
>>>>> there was a specific pitch, if you set it high enough, and then set
>>>>> the frequency as high as it would go, and it sounded hilarious! If
>>>>> only I could get the Braille Lite to work again, I would make a
>>>>> recording of it.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/10/12, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Hahaha. Okay, maybe that is not funny, but I always find trying to
>>>>>> make
>>>>>> fake
>>>>>> voices sound right amusing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Ignasi Cambra Díaz" <ignasicambra at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:08 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille N Speak
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I had the 2000. It was pretty good at the time! I remember we bought
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> straight from the US because buying it in Spain took lots of time.
>>>>>>> They
>>>>>>> even sent it to me with both Spanish and French languages, but the
>>>>>>> truth
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> that no matter what it spoke it always had this thick english accent.
>>>>>>> On Feb 9, 2012, at 10:37 PM, <frandi.galindo at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> <frandi.galindo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Wow, now that takes me back.  Remember the classic?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Lester
>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:14 PM
>>>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Braille N Speak
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi, it's Joshua Lester.
>>>>>>>> Ashley brought back memories, on the bullying thread, by bringing up
>>>>>>>> the Braille N Speak!
>>>>>>>> I had one, in Elementary school, but I don't have it anymore.
>>>>>>>> I was just wondering.
>>>>>>>> Does anyone still have a Braille N Speak?
>>>>>>>> I'm interested in owning one, just for collecting value.
>>>>>>>> I'd be interested in purchasing one, if possible.
>>>>>>>> Thanks, Joshua
>>>>>>>>
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