[NFBCS] VersaPoint Duo Braille printers

[Curtis Chong]

Jim:

 

No sir. You add a generic text-only printer to Windows. That’s all there is to it. Then, you let Duxbury or Braille Blaster do the rest.

 

Curtis

 

From: Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com> 
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 3:35 PM
To: Curtis Chong <chong.curtis at gmail.com>
Cc: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] VersaPoint Duo Braille printers

 

Hey Curtis,

 

Do I need to worry about drivers for this printer?

 

Thanks,

 

Jim

 

Written while on the move,, 





On Aug 19, 2021, at 2:29 PM, Curtis Chong <chong.curtis at gmail.com> wrote:

Jim:

First, I'd suggest a parallel to USB adapter instead of a serial one. Less
fooling around with braille embosser settings.

I see that the Freedom Scientific VersaPoint Duo is still in the list of
supported embossers with Duxbury Braille Translation. Check to see if
Braille Blaster also supports this embosser. If so, you're fairly good to
go.

Regards,

Curtis Chong

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jim Barbour via NFBCS
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2021 3:23 PM
To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
Cc: Jim Barbour <jbar at barcore.com>
Subject: [NFBCS] VersaPoint Duo Braille printers

Hey All,

I have inherited a VersaPoint Duo with speech interleaving Braille embosser

It was purchased in the early 2000s.

To start getting it working, it looks like I'll need a serial to USB
adapter, drivers from somewhere and Duxbury.

My ultimate goal is to sell it.

Anybody have any advise for me?  Anybody know who the vendor was for this
product?  Google says everything from Freedom to Enabling to Humanware.

To help inspire replies, I'd love to hear something like one of these.

* John Smith knows all about these printers.

* I tried to get that printer working a few years ago, and it totally wasn't
worth it.

* I refurbish these all the time, hit me up and I may be willing to take it
off your hands

* I have this printer and it does work.  Not sure what it would take to get
the one you have up and running.

Any other replies are also welcome.

With all my thanks!

Jim

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