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From: Dave.Tanner@p0.f210.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Dave Tanner)
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Subject: Braille Translators
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

David, if you are looking for all around ease of use and well
formatted Braille without paying an arm and a leg you really should
check out Turbo Braille.  Although I am not a registered Turbo
Braille user as yet, I am working on that, I have used the demos of
it enough in a variety of situations and with a lot of different
kinds of documents and have been very satisfied with it.

On the other hand, if you are looking for a simple, streight
forward software that puts out very acceptable, although not always
correctly translated, Braille; then take a look at /Brailletalk
from GW Micro.  I guess what I like about it is that it is menu
driven and you can teach a non-computer literate wink or blink to
use it in less than half an hour and know that they will give you
decent Braille translations back without having to spend months
teaching them all kinds of editing commands, etc.

For personal use you are probably going to be happier with Turbo,
but if you have to get quick Braille prepared by a person in the
office that knows nothing about computers then Brailletalk may be
the better choice.  If you want perfection and don't mind the
amount of time it takes and the money it costs for the translator
go ahead and get Duxburry, but don't expect to do any translating
the first day you get it, you'll never understand how to use it
that fast.
     D. T.

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