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 22BE13F0DC for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:36:49 -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 fADLanp20599 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:36:49 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fADLamx27554 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:36:48 -0500 Received: from mail1.netacc.net (mail1.netacc.net [208.34.108.26]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fADLamw27547 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:36:48 -0500 Received: from bharding (algoma-host17.doorpi.net [12.37.10.22]) by mail1.netacc.net (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fADLalm44929 for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:36:47 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20011113153954.00a625b0@mail.doorpi.net> X-Sender: bharding@mail.doorpi.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2001 15:39:54 -0600 To: blinux-list@redhat.com From: Brent Harding Subject: Re: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out In-Reply-To: <001001c16c80$b5839e00$0100000a@mindspring.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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: All thy make is the millenium braille lite and type lites now. I used a bns for years at school, and after awhile, it kept dying shortly after repair, so used ones aren't the way to go. At 02:20 PM 11/13/01 -0600, you wrote: >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 > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Blinux-list mailing list >Blinux-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >