From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A539E3EB08 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:20:50 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fADKKop03121 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:20:50 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fADKKog18455 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:20:50 -0500 Received: from albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net (albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.120]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fADKKow18450 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:20:50 -0500 Received: from user-1120c44.dsl.mindspring.com ([66.32.48.132] helo=tecraig) by albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 163k37-0004u6-00 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:20:49 -0800 Message-ID: <001001c16c80$b5839e00$0100000a@mindspring.com> From: "Tommy Craig" To: References: Subject: Re: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 14:20:36 -0600 Organization: Adaptec MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Reply-To: "Tommy Craig" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, I guess I would say that no one is forcing anyone to buy anything. There is always the good old Braille N Speak. BTW, the price of the BNS started out at under a thousand dollars. It didn't stay that way for long. I definately would like lower prices both as a blind person and as a salesperson but unfortunately you usually get what you pay for. Papenmeier has a long time reputation for quality. I have owned and used several of their displays and I can personally vouch for their reliability. Also I am a firm believer that Braille allows a blind person to be more productive. That is a very important factor if an employer is purchasing technology for you. Unfortunately most blind people who are not working can't afford to purchase their own equipment, even if the price does drop below a thousand dollars. The main reason for the high cost in all of these products is the small market. If Toshiba only sold a couple of thousand laptops the price would be in the tens of thousands of dollars. Tommy