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From: Fred.Hatfield@p7.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Fred Hatfield)
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Subject: the Braille n' Speak
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Date: 15 Jan 91 03:53:32 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

In a message of <18 Dec 90 00:44:00>, Bill Koppelmann (1:104/810) writes:

 BK>However, you can use it with a modem and get in to fido with it.
 BK>It comes with its own speech, but doesn't have an internal disk drive 
 BK>that comes with it.  However, an external one is now available and will 
 BK>allow you to read ibm files as well as allowing the ibm clone be able 
 BK>to read bns files.

It sounds like a terrific device, Bill.  George, my friend, doesn't
want to have anything to do with braille so I have just
concentrated on the voice synthesizers.  When I lived in Columbus,
Ohio, I was working with a group that was trying to add braille
embossing to IBM keypunch machines.  We had some initial successes,
but then when microprocessors and floppy disk drives gained
popularity, the old keypunches kind of disappeared.

I would like to get more information on the Braille n' Speak for my
files -- I appreciate any comments you have on it.

Fred Hatfield  K8VDU @ NN5F.LA.USA.NA      ...from the digital cottage...

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