From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1565F3EBA7 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:04:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from mail@localhost) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g91L4kH06774 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:04:46 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (mx1.redhat.com [172.16.48.31]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g91L4jf06770 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:04:45 -0400 Received: from hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net (hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.22]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id g91Kk1i24830 for ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 16:46:01 -0400 Received: from user-0cal9f5.cable.mindspring.com ([24.170.165.229] helo=lpwh1.pwh.com) by hawk.mail.pas.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 17wUCC-0000ec-00 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Tue, 01 Oct 2002 14:04:44 -0700 Received: (from kroot@localhost) by lpwh1.pwh.com (8.11.4/8.9.3) id g91L4fD01081 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:04:41 -0400 From: philwh@gate.net Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 17:04:41 -0400 To: blinux-list@redhat.com Subject: playing with elba Message-ID: <20021001170441.A1078@lpwh1.pwh.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i 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 List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi. I have in my hands (at least for a few days) an elba. A very interesting device. Unfortunately, I didn't get a manual, so I am doing trial and error to find out the key strokes. It is a unit with a braille keyboard. I really like the case and how the unit was designed. The speech is ok most of the time. It does however, have some problems at times. I will start to sound like an am radio slightly out of tune, or for the hams, like single side band, not tuned correctly. The speech isn't available in all applications. I haven't found any way to read word by word or character by character. or even to have it repeat the current line. the braille display is really nice, and I like the movement bar ont he front of the unit. It runs linux 2.4.9 as its kernel. more later if anyone is interested. phil