[nabs-l] Braille N Speak

Sun Feb 12 17:58:34 UTC 2012

Thanks for the help.
Blessings, Joshua

On 2/12/12, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Joshua,
> Its simple to use. slide the cartrige in; press the power button labeled
> with a p and press play with is between the arrow keys at the button and is
> also marked. I hope you can ask a blind friend or  your cooperating nls
> library for help if you cannot figure it out. The cartriges are durable and
> sound quality is excellent.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joshua Lester
> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2012 11:01 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Braille N Speak
>
> 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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