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From: David.Andrews@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (David Andrews)
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Subject: Re: braille printer
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Date: 1 Mar 90 03:14:10 GMT
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 CO>      I agree with your opinion that Teel has the better  
 CO>    reputation over Enabling for the higher end braille  
 CO>  printers, but since they are made in Germany, I have heard  
 CO>  that getting one serviced is really quite a task.  My tri-170  
 CO>  has needed quite a bit of service (involving returning the  
 CO>  embossing mechanism to enabling about once a year or so) but  
 CO>  otherwise can really put the braille out. If I had to actually  
 CO>  choose (I was given the enabling from Blind Serices here) it  
 CO>  would be a tough one.   
  
Chip,  I had a long talk with B. T. Kimbrough from Enabling the other day.  He
is someone I tend to believe.  He says that he considers the Marathon to be
their most reliable machine now, more so then the Romeo.  He says that its
initial problems have been cleared upl.
We are looking at buying a high-end braille printer at the New Mexico commission
for the Blind.  We will be borrowing a Marathon for a couple weeks in April.  I
will let you and everyone know how it goes.
David Andrews

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