From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com (dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com [68.99.120.49]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id A24CC10AB4 for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:57:47 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.0.100] (really [70.166.17.50]) by dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20080605155747.XFGQ13126.dukecmmtar02.coxmail.com@[192.168.0.100]> for ; Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:57:47 -0400 Message-ID: <48480D00.7070705@baechler.net> Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:57:52 -0700 From: Tony Baechler User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Braille Keyboard Program References: <1212671058.5914.16.camel@violet.perfumed-garden.local> In-Reply-To: <1212671058.5914.16.camel@violet.perfumed-garden.local> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.10 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:57:48 -0000 Georgina Joyce wrote: > Am I dreaming or was there a good number of years ago a program that > allowed a qwerty keyboard to be used as a braille keyboard? > Hi, I remember a DOS program which did just that. It was by Blazie at the time and I think was called brlkbd.com or similar. If the program you're thinking of runs on Linux, this isn't it. I did use the DOS program for experimenting and such but never found any practical use for it. I don't have any links but you can of course try Google. I think it was on the Blazie BBS or another BBS dealing in accessible software because that's where I would've got it. You could also check simtel.net which has many old accessible packages and demos. If anyone has brlkbd.com or whatever it was called, I'm willing to host it on my accessible demos directory. http://baechler.net/demos/ Sorry this isn't any kind of definitive answer. I certainly don't know of a Linux equivalent.