[Trainer-talk] Braille display questions

[Herrin, Amber]

Hi Sarah,

It is very possible to do many tasks on your iPhone, but as it
pertains to braille displays, the only displays that work with
iDevices are bluetooth.  As I recall, the Pacmate displays are not,
but are USB only, instead.  If you had a different display, you could
connect to your phone, but without bluetooth displays, you would be
better off continuing to use your computer or even your pacmate for
documents if braille is your prefered method of reading and writing.

If, however, you would like to try to sell your pacmate and obtain a
bluetooth display, the Braille Pen 12 is very small and only around
$1000.

I completely understand if something like this is out of your
financial scope, but thought I would mention it as a technical
possibility.

Please feel free to ask me on or off list any further questions you
may have about this particular topic.  I'm happy to be of assistance
when and where I can.

Yours,

Amber H

On 9/17/12, Linda Bloodsaw <lbloodsaw2018 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Go to www.apple.com and search for Braille displays. One of the links will
> give you a list of displays that are compatible.
>
>
>
> On Sep 17, 2012, at 11:11 AM, "Sarah" <sarahandfamily at live.com> wrote:
>
>> Good morning everyone. I purchased a Pac Mate Omni QX440  last October. I
>> recently upgraded to the iPhone and find I really don’t need the Omni
>> anymore. Should I keep the Omni, or can I do some of the same tasks with a
>> Braille display? Is it possible to read BRF files with a Braille display
>> and Jaws? Do most Braille displays support the iPhone? Is there a device
>> that offers iPhone Braille support that I could also use at church to read
>> my bible that is a BRF file? The Omni is too big to take to church. Is
>> there a way to use Microsoft Office 2007 with I devices, or should I still
>> use Jaws and my desktop computer to create these documents? Feel free to
>> email me off list. Thank you.
>>    Sarah
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Sincerely,

Amber R. Herrin

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