[nfbcs] Reading BRF Files

[John Heim]

I solved the same problem 5 years ago by buying a used Pac Mate. It cost 
$1,500. But they go a lot cheaper than even that today on the Pac Mate list, 
pmlist at pacmategear.com.  I really like my Pac Mate for a lot of years.  I 
used to use it for email, web browsing, reading books from bookshare, 
listening to mp3s, and even as a portable GPS.

I haven't checked the Freedom Scientific web site for a couple of years but 
a new Pac Mate is $5,00. That seems like a lot of money for what it does. 
The conventional wisdom is that an iPad or iPod Touch and a bluetooth 
braille display is your best bet.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Fjelsted" <kfjelsted at gmail.com>
To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Reading BRF Files


> It really needs to be 40 cells because the standard Braille transcription 
> line  length is 40 cells.
>
> GOing with anything less means that all formatted tables and stuff would 
> be messed up.
> On May 7, 2012, at 1:06 PM, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home wrote:
>
>> And what price range are you looking for? This will greatly restrict your 
>> choices. Also, would 32 cells be okay instead of 40? That will also 
>> restrict your options if it has to be 40 cells.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Fjelsted" <kfjelsted at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 10:37 AM
>> Subject: [nfbcs] Reading BRF Files
>>
>>
>>> I am looking for an efficient solution for efficiently assisting in the 
>>> reading of BRF files that fulfills the following requirements.
>>>
>>> * Can process ".BRF" files from NLS WebBraille, Duxbury, and Megadots 
>>> sources.
>>> * Portable.
>>> * 40 characters 8 dot Braille.
>>> * Capability to bookmark sections in multiple files simultaneously.
>>> * QUickly search for page number or key text.
>>> * Efficient controls for moving to the next line once a line has been 
>>> read.
>>> * Reliable.
>>>
>>> As a student I am dealing with about 2000 Braille pages a semester.
>>> Embossing this quantity and carrying it with me is out of the questions.
>>> Does anyone have recommendations?
>>> -Kevin
>>>
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