[nabs-l] Braille N Speak

[Joshua Lester]

I'm having problems, figuring out how to use the machine.
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/11/12, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> I didn't respond to this initially, but will say
> that cassettes are going away, it is difficult to
> keep up buying them, getting players, keeping
> duplication equipment runn9ing etc.
>
> Joshua, if you are having problems with your
> cartridges you either have a defective machine,
> or you are doing something wrong as thousands of
> persons are successfully using them.
>
> Dave
>
> At 05:27 PM 2/10/2012, you wrote:
>>Joshua,
>>
>>    Please reconsider what you are asking them
>> to do, especially given the size of the NLS
>> libruary and the amount of money that it takes
>> to run it. I have never used the new format,
>> but, just by knowing cassettes, I know that
>> they probably had their reasons. I can explain more if necessary.
>>
>>----- 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 11:16 AM
>>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille N Speak
>>
>>
>>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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