[nfbcs] [Nfb-rdcomm] dot matrix printer

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello Gary and Pamela:

     The Tiger family of printers is the most popular printer for making 
graphics. They are available in various sizes from a Tiger Cub Jr. which 
slowly prints on 8.5X11 paper to the Tiger Pro which can print on roll fed 
paper 16 inches wide. The Tiger Pro has an inkprint attachment so line 
drawings can be shown in print for the benefit of a teacher. The Imprint 
embosses 8.5X11 paper and can print in color. To be fair, Index printers and 
those from Enabling Technologies can also produce raised line drawings. More 
work is required to make these machines produce an image. The nice thing 
about the Tiger is that it is a Windows capable printer, so if you have a 
line diagram of some kind, you can simply print it out. The Tiger does have 
the capability of producing braille labels. Some readers don't like the feel 
of the Tiger's braille. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Wunder" <gwunder at earthlink.net>
To: "pamela hubbard" <brlxpress at yahoo.com>; "NFB RD Committee" 
<nfb-rdcomm at nfbcal.org>; "nfbcs" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-rdcomm] dot matrix printer


> Good afternoon Pamela. I probably don't know as much as I should about 
> this
> topic, but I'm not aware of any dot matrix printer which punches hard 
> enough
> to actually be felt. The most popular technology I know about which
> generates graphs that blind people can feel is the Tiger Braille Embosser.
> While people seem to be very impressed with what it will do, it's 
> certainly
> not the kind of thing that you will find in the home of a transcriber.
>
> Just in case I am wrong about being able to use an inexpensive dot matrix
> printer, I'm going to copy several people I know and see if they have 
> better
> advice for you than I've been able to give.
>
> Thank you very much for all you do in trying to transcribe material for us
> to read. Any information we can get our hands on as a blessing, and anyone
> who makes that possible is, in my book, a wonderful person.
>
> Gary
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "pamela hubbard" <brlxpress at yahoo.com>
> To: <gwunder at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:00 PM
> Subject: dot matrix printer
>
>
> Hello Mr. Wunder lol! My name is Pamela Hubbard, I am a certified Braille
> transcriber and I am trying to figure out what type of printer I need in
> order to copy and print textbook print illustrations onto standard 19-hole
> punch braille paper? I have seen others tactile graphics wonderfully and
> neatly copied and printed directly onto the back of the braille paper,
> leaving the transcriber to only embellish the graphic or add textures. 
> This
> seem like it would save alot of time and produce better quality graphics
> than I am able to produce by hand drawn. Could you please tell me at a
> minimum what type of printer I may need in order to this type of copy and
> print. Is it the dot matrix printer that does all of these wonderful and
> neat things or another type (no embossers).? What model or brand do you
> think works best?
>
> Than You and have a wonderfu and productive day,
> Sincerely, Pamela
>
>
>
>
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