From: Keith.Bucher@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Keith Bucher)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Braille N Speak Compl
Date: 12 Aug 92 21:12:28 GMT
Reply-To: Keith.Bucher@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org
Organization: FidoNet node 1:129/89.0 - BlinkLink, Pittsburgh PA
X-Fidonet: Blink Talk Conference

Index Number: 23815

[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 Quoting Chuck Hallenbeck to Keith Bucher  3 Aug 92 19:04:43

 CH> Glad to know you are just kidding. The TED600 comes in at about
 CH> $37,500 and I hear pretty bad things about it even at that price.

Hello Chuck, I have never seen the Ted, but have heard some things
about it as well.  Last fall there was a discussion over on Blindtalk
and supposedly the guy who invented the Ted-600 has his own printer
company and cranks out $15,000 or higher printers.  The name of his
company was, or maybe is, for that matter, Scientific Capital Corp.
 Never have heard of it anywhere else though, and David Andrews
 didn't think they were the most reliable company.  I don't have
 that much money, and wouldn't spend it all for a braille printer
 even if I did, but I sure would like to know whether they really
 exist.

CH> Cindy and I saw a demo of the Juliet today, and it does look
CH> interesting. It is actually slower than the RB40 unless it is
CH> doing interpoint,

Chuck, I think, what you're getting is 20 characters per second on
each side of the page, thus 40 CPI which include both sides of the
page.  Nearly like two rB-20s.

CH> The graphics are terrific.

I was told they are BookMaker graphics.  Actually, the Romeo's
graphics are similar, but I think the Juliet and BookMaker's are one
or two dots per line tighter, or maybe I should say tightly packed.
Of course the Juliet doesn't have a track record, but it should be
nearly as good as their other printers.  It may or may not be
significant, but it has only 8 solenoids, four per side, I assume.
By contrast, the Romeo rB-40 has nine and I believe the BookMaker has
22.  But who can afford $10,500.00 for a printer, right?  But that
BookMaker is sure a fine looking piece of equipment!  Steve Smith of
Omnichron, has a Romeo and they've used it to print out all the
Flippermanuals.  And I think it's held up for them.  It's interesting
that with the Juliet, you don't lose a sheet of paper.  And they're
supposed to come out with an option where you can use a
non-tractor feed single sheet of paper.  This too would be very
handy.  Is Porcia Hunley your salesperson?  I don't have her card
here in front of me, so may have her name spelled incorrectly, but
she was in Phoenix and, if I'm not mistaken, serves at least some of
the midwest.  Enabling has some maps, so you might want to get them to
or your salesperson to send a couple to you, one done on the Romeo, t
e other the Juliet.

CH> Our V-TEK does not have a graphics mode, and
CH> Turbo Braille grew up knowing only about the V-TEK. I may have
cH> to revive that old feature once again.

Chuck, for a better description of the graphics mode, you might want
to obtain a braille copy of the manual for the rB-40 and Juliet,
(which isn't available yet) because at least the one for the Romeo
goes in to detail about this.  If the graphics are indeed the same
for the BookMaker, its manual is likewise concise in this area.  I
have both manuals.  I love reading about the servicing of these
printers and about the service menu, etc.  You wouldn't believe the
thoroughness of these manuals unless you've seen them.  Keith.

... File not found. Should I fake it? (Y/N)

--
Uucp: ..!uunet!bunker!hcap!hnews!129!89.0!Keith.Bucher
Internet: Keith.Bucher@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org