From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A21F03EA15 for ; Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:25:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (IDENT:root@lacrosse.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.154]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g29DPg525834 for ; Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:25:42 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) id g29DPgZ25721 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:25:42 -0500 Received: from localhost.localdomain (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by lacrosse.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.9.3) with ESMTP id g29DPfR25717 for ; Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:25:41 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by localhost.localdomain (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g29DPf525830 for ; Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:25:41 -0500 Received: from tungsten.btinternet.com (tungsten.btinternet.com [194.73.73.81]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g29DOSb17355 for ; Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:24:28 -0500 Received: from host217-39-111-242.in-addr.btopenworld.com ([217.39.111.242] helo=jonathan) by tungsten.btinternet.com with smtp (Exim 3.22 #8) id 16jgqy-0001v2-00 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Sat, 09 Mar 2002 13:25:40 +0000 Message-ID: <002c01c1c76d$c4e9bda0$f26f27d9@btopenworld.com> From: "Jonathan Chetwynd" To: References: Subject: Re: braille output hardware (jf)(long post) Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 13:24:40 -0000 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: "Jonathan Chetwynd" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: >2. Will speech output displace the braille tty completely? watching and talking to an adept user a couple of weeks ago, it was explained to me that much as one can read the newspaper whilst listening to the radio, whereas listening to the TV and the radio is unusual. ie braille is jolly useful during conferences for background, whereas audio would be confusing. jonathan chetwynd http://www.peepo.com "The first and still the best picture directory on the web" http://www.learningdifficulty.org.uk "Our guide to helping people with a learning difficulty get the most from the web"