[nfbcs] NFBTRANS

[Greg Kearney]

Turbo Braille, at one time I made a MacOS X version of that command line program. No UEB implementation was ever done so like NFB Trans it may be of limited use. You can get a version it here:

http://www.nfbnet.org/files/blind/TBRL35.ZIP

Runs in DOS or win DOS emulators.

Greg


> On May 13, 2016, at 10:12 AM, Jude DaShiell via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Chuck Hallenbech wrote tbrl which is supposed to also be a braille translator.  I don't know what operating systems will run it though.
> 
> On Fri, 13 May 2016, David Andrews via nfbcs wrote:
> 
>> Date: Fri, 13 May 2016 13:04:39
>> From: David Andrews via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nfbcs] NFBTRANS
>> To the best of my knowledge, it is not on NFBNET.  We haven't done a very good job of keeping files up to date, to be honest.
>> 
>> With so much on t5he internet, it didn't seem worth the effort.  However, I have considered having a NFBTrans area, just never did it.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> At 09:44 AM 5/11/2016, you wrote:
>>> Kathy,
>>> I did manage to get NFBTRANS recompiled so that it will work on a 64-bit
>>> system.  We also were able to get the WINTRANS part updated as well to run
>>> it from inside Windows without agoing to the command prompt.  However, there
>>> are no plans to get NFBTRANS to fully support UEB.  Some changes to tables
>>> would get us part way there, but there are passage indicators that cannot
>>> work right without program changes.
>>> I don't know if the newest version is on NFBNET or not, but I could send it
>>> to you if you want.  If it would be helpful, I can just send you the
>>> executable that has been recompiled or the whole thing.  Let me know.
>>> Best regards,
>>> Stev Jacobsone
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathy Schroeder
>>> via nfbcs
>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 9:02 AM
>>> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: Cathy Schroeder <cathy at sks.com>
>>> Subject: [nfbcs] NFBTRANS
>>> I know I am dating myself but here goes.
>>> Many of you will remember back to the production of NFBTRANS, a free Braille
>>> Translator that the NFB produced. I am trying to use it and am finding that
>>> I cannot run it on Windows 764. Does anyone know of an easy solution to
>>> this? Do we have a version that will run on this platform?
>>> For as little Braille printing as I do, I can't see paying for Duxbury.
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>>       David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
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