[nfbcs] Multi-Post: Braille Displays and feedback.

Fri Sep 6 23:44:54 UTC 2013

Ian,

I share your dream... When we wonder what to do with our lottery 
winnings (for when -- not if! -- we finally hit it big), the spouse buys 
mansions and boats and hires staff and goes from there... I'm busy 
buying braille displays and embossers and computers... /lol/

Don't some 80-cell displays do split screen? I seem to remember reading 
about at least one that could show one screen with 40 cells and another 
screen with the other 40... I can see how that would be really handy for 
some tasks! I can see how having a couple of 80 cells in a dual monitor 
set up would be even handier!

If the spouse would listen to me and buy *winning* lottery tickets, I 
would be more than happy to try it out and report back! /lol/

Tami

On 09/06/2013 04:32 PM, I. C. Bray wrote:
> Mike,
> While I agree that the COST of this venture might be extortionate, I'm still
> quite intrigued by the possibility.  Is it not feasible that someone have a
> FOCUS and a BrailleNote already??  I'm not saying that it makes lots of
> sence, but still... how much fun would it be to roll up and start pulling
> braille accessories out of the clown car backpack, and getting them to play
> well together!!
>
> ROFL!
> Ian
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 2:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Multi-Post: Braille Displays and feedback.
>
>
> : Two Braille displays would be mighty big ... not to mention prohibitively
> : expensive!
> :
> : Mike
> :
> :
> : -----Original Message-----
> : From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne Germano
> : Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 10:29 AM
> : To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
> : Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Multi-Post: Braille Displays and feedback.
> :
> : If you are extending the screen could jaws just read where the mouse is as
> : you move from one screen to the next?
> :
> : I am not sure since I was not able to get ZoomText to magnify two
> monitors.
> : It is supposed to. They must be the same monitor make and model which they
> : were. I use two 27 inch displays and mac Zoom or Zoomtext.
> :
> :
> : On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Stanzel, Susan - FSA, Kansas City, MO <
> : Susan.Stanzel at kcc.usda.gov> wrote:
> :
> : > The sighted people at my work use two monitors all the time. I guess I
> : > could have $20,000 worth of Braille displays on my computer (grin).
> : > I'm really just kidding here, but how would one copy of JAWS keep
> : > track of two displays? I have a Focus 80 display.
> : >
> : > Susie Stanzel
> : >
> : > -----Original Message-----
> : > From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of I. C. Bray
> : > Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 12:16 PM
> : > To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list; NFB in
> : > Computer Science Mailing List
> : > Subject: [nfbcs] Multi-Post: Braille Displays and feedback.
> : >
> : > OK, Guys...
> : >
> : > I just decided to borrow some old equipment to tinker with, and get
> : > used to braille on a PC with JAWS.
> : >
> : > It has been a while since my System Analyst days, and something just
> : > struck me.
> : >
> : > Any of you who are partially sighted, or who have recently lost sight,
> : > will know what a multi head ( monitor ) machine is, and how much fun
> : > it is to be able to use multiple monitors.
> : >
> : > Does anyone have any experience with multiple braille displays on one
> : > computer?   I mean... I can certainly see how it would be nice ( and
> nutz
> : )
> : > to try.
> : >
> : > Since a braille terminal / display is effectively our monitor, I was
> : > just hypothesising... Does anyone know if it will work?
> : > If so, what hardware have you used / seen like this?  Does someone out
> : > there need a fun, quirky research project for a CS class?? LOL!!
> : >
> : > Ian
> : >
> : >
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