Howard,

The display is an Alva, and it should show up in the list of braille 
displays in Window-Eyes.  I have one of these displays, and it works very 
well on my wife's desktop computer using the serial port.  I used to run it 
on my Windows 98 machine using the parallel port, but that didn't work on 
the newer XP machine, so we switched.  I think I have some documentation 
around here in electronic format, so let me know if you want it, and I'll 
try and find it.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 07:01
Subject: off topic.


>I was handed an 80 cell Braille display.  I don't know much about it.  Here
> is what I know,
> 1. It has 3 sets of ports on the back.  1 set either parallel or 25 pin
> cereal, I can't tell.
> 2. 9 pin cereal,
> 3. old style keyboard type.
> 4.  When I turn it on, the display shows the following
> abt80 380364 010197
> I can't get that to change so far, no matter which port I try or which
> display I choose from with in window-eyes.  All I can try is the com port.
> their is no documentation.  I hate to donate it to the city land fill,
> especially if it can be made to work.  Any ideas?
> H T Kaufman MSW LCSW
> Adaptive Technology Instructor
>