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From: David.Andrews@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (David Andrews)
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Subject: Re: braille printers
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Date: 10 Jul 90 20:22:44 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 SG> hi attention all units!!!!!! I am thinking about getting a  
 SG> braille printer some time in the future.  I would have to aply  
 SG> for a grant for one as I am not able to aford one myself.  I  
 SG> would only need one that would print both braille and print I  
 SG> don't have room for two printers. I am checking out the brother  
 SG> printer.  If anyone has any other ideas please let me know  
 SG> thanks
 
Steve,
The only other printer I know of that prints in both print and braille is called
the Otsuki.  Not sure of the spelling.  It can print in braille and dot-matrix
print at the same time.  The company was located in Walnut Creek, California for
a while, if memory serves me correctly, but not sure if they are still there. 
It is used a lot by schools, because children have the need to produce braille,
and print that sighted teachers can use.  Maybe someone else knows more about
it.  If you can't find out anything else, let me know and I will dig around a
bit.  I believe that it is in the three thousand dollar range, but could be
wrong about this.
David Andrews

... Your Sound Alternative

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