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From: Donald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Donald Breda)
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Subject: Re: Braille Bookmaker
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Date: 4 Feb 91 17:04:21 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 AH> yOU ARE CORRECT, BUT WHAT DO YA NEED, A PARTS LIST?  tHE THING
 AH> DOES 80CPS, BOTH SIDES, AND IS MOST LIKELY SIMILAR TO THE
 AH> mARATHON/ted600 LINES.  i WOULD SUSPECT, BUT CAN'T CONFIRM FROM
 AH> PERSONAL INFORMATION, THAT THE UNIT DOES NOT DO GRAPHICS.  cALL
 AH> THEM AND ASK, THEY'LL SURELY TELL YOU, AND ONE THING THEY CAN'T
 AH> SAY WITH ANY SECURITY IS HOW RELIABLE THEY ARE, THEY HAVEN'T
 AH> BEEN IN OPERATION LONG ENOUGH YET.  bASICALLY THEY ARE
 AH> PROBABLLY USING SIMILAR EMBOSSING TECHNOLOGY AS THE tED600 WITH
 AH> LESS OF EVERYTHING, ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE.

Hi Al; Yes the bookmaker does do graphics and it shuts off the interpoint when
it does.
NO the technology does not even resemble the ted 600. It more closely resembles
that of the romeo or the marathon which are certainly proving themselves to be
winners.
Wehn you consider that years ago 9 out of 10  problems with braille embossers
were mechanical and now that is almost never the case I would say that enabling
is certainly on the right track.
I thik that since Mike Romeo designed the current line of printers or at least
the romeo, that this was the key to the printers success.
Keep in mind that if Maryland computer services had stayed in business they
would have come out with the printer and everyone would be praising them up and
down.
Since Enabling came out with it instead, everyone is treading very carefully
where they are concerned. Blieve I have done business with that company for over
10 years  and  I don't blaim anyone but I think it is time to give them credit
where it is due and realize that they are now the leading contributor to the
betterment of braille embossing technology and have some great products on the
market at some of the best prices.

... Abled, Blinktalk and silver in boston

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