[nfb-talk] New Brailler

[Joshua Lester]

Jeanette, so you tested David Pillischer's Brailler, as well?
Yeah, it is a good Brailler, and it's worth as much money as he's
charging for it.
Blessings, Joshua

On 3/26/11, Jeanette Fortin <jeanette at fortin-home.com> wrote:
> this brailler is amazing, i really thought it was worth the money he is
> going to ask for it, jeanette
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
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> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] New Brailler
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>> Brian, the reason this Brailler costs so much, is because there's a
>> computer built into it. You can put your work in Braille, on regular
>> Braille paper, and it will save the same work in it's computer
>> program. The Brailler can then be plugged up to a computer, and you
>> can print off the work for your instructor. This will replace the need
>> for a Braille embosser, and you can print your work out. You get hard
>> copy Braille, and print for the instructor. It's a win-win. BTW, a few
>> years ago, the DSB was charged $5000 for my first Perkins. What's up
>> with that? And also, I heard on the other list, (NABS,) that the
>> plastic ones break easily.
>> Blessings, Joshua
>>
>> On 3/26/11, Brian Miller <brian-r-miller at uiowa.edu> wrote:
>>> Whatever happened to that brailler made by the engineering  students at
>>> Johns Hopkins University that weighed a pound, was made of composite
>>> plastics, and cost around $20?  That's where we should be with
>>> braillers...
>>> Paying $600-$2000 for a braille writer is tantamount to criminal gouging.
>>>
>>> I work in developing countries where it would mean the world to be able
>>> to
>>> buy a brailler for less than $50, and one that wouldn't corrode in humid
>>> weather.
>>>
>>> Brian Miller
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of David Andrews
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 6:14 PM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] New Brailler
>>>
>>> No, it is not yet available, and at the CSUN Conference he said he
>>> expected
>>> it to be in the $2000 range.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> At 04:05 PM 3/24/2011, you wrote:
>>>>Hi, it's Joshua Lester. I've been asking about this on the Arkansas
>>>>list, and the NABS list, but I'm not getting any answers. Does anyone
>>>>know if David Pillischer's Brailler is now available? Please let me
>>>>know. Also, how much will he charge? I heard him say at convention,
>>>>that he was hoping to charge only $1500 for it.
>>>>Thanks for responding.
>>>>\Blessings, Joshua
>>>
>>>
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