Holy Mother! For that price, I can listen to speech! Mike Freeman <[log in to unmask]> Amateur Radio: < K 7 U I J > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Brett Winchester wrote: > I got a reply and website from the info addressee and the price is high. = > I was I guess hoping for something less than $1,000. > > > Thank You! > > BRETT K WINCHESTER PM KD7JN > VOLUNTEER & READING SERVICES MANAGER > IDAHO COMMISSION f/t BLIND & VISUALLY IMPAIRED - ICBVI > P O BOX 83720 BOISE IDAHO 83720-0012 > 208-334-3220 ext 104 +7 =3D voice mail fax 208-334-2963 > > [log in to unmask] > http://www.icbvi.state.id.us/brochure/RADIO.HTM=20 > Member IAAIS International Association of Audio Information Services > > >>> Jody Ianuzzi <[log in to unmask]> 11/15/01 01:50PM >>> > Here is a message about a Braille Calculator I thought I would pass on to > the list. > > 73s Jody KB1DCS > --------- > > Leo Braille Display Calculator > > > > The need for a miniature scientific calculator with a Braille display has > been long-existing. While several models of talking calculators have been > around for some time, most visually impaired people would have preferred a > Braille-display calculator because of the privacy and reading accuracy = > such > a product would provide. However, until recently, it has been impossible = > to > achieve a sufficiently high degree of miniaturisation and cost reduction = > in > order to make a Braille display calculator feasible. As a result, such a > desirable tool, with a potential to significantly contribute to a visually > impaired person's independence, has been sorely missing. > > The recent introduction of our new type of miniature Mechatronic Braille > Cell provided the much needed basis for the development of the first such > product, a truly ground-breaking and unique Braille-cell scientific > calculator. A result of over five years of research and development in > co-operation with the Mitsubishi Intelligent Machine Systems Development > Center of Japan, this affordable calculator sets a standard of performance > and simplicity of use, and provides a tangible example of the benefits of > our new mechanotronic Braille cell. > > The Leo Calculator is named after the famous mathematician Leonard Euler > (1707-1783) who gave us the basis of natural logarithms, the famous = > Euler's > number. When losing sight of his right eye, this remarkable mathematician > said "Now I will have less distraction...". Shortly after that, the sight = > in > his other eye began to deteriorate. Euler had always had an outstanding > memory and could do enormous calculations in his head, so he prepared for > the coming blindness by learning to write formulas on a slate and to = > dictate > mathematics to his secretary. He was blind for the last 17 years of his > life, and during that time his mathematical productivity actually = > increased. > He remains the most prolific mathematician of all time, having written 886 > books and papers. > > > The Leo Calculator is designed for the widest possible user base: students > who will take advantages of the calculator's scientific functions, > professional people who need financial functions and conversions, as well = > as > people who need an affordable Braille calculator for everyday use. > > The Leo Calculator is elegant and small in size. It measures 9 by 12 by > 2.4 centimeters (4.75 by 3.75 by 0.8 inches) and weighs approximately 250 > grams (10 ounces), including batteries. The Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries > are fully rechargeable and a suitable mains charger is supplied. > In addition to the standard arithmetic functions, the Leo calculator also > features numerous scientific functions including square root, sine, = > cosine, > tangent, logarithm and their corresponding inverse functions; conversions, > financial functions and others. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= > - > ---- > > Technical Specifications > > Functions four basic arithmetic functions (plus, minus, times, divide), > sin, cos, tan, arcsin, arccos, arctan, ln, log, exp, square root, > power-to-n, nested parentheses, memory, financial and conversion functions > Accuracy 10 significant digits plus one hidden for rounding > Display tactile 8-dot, 8 cells, Robotron mechatronic type > Dimensions 120 x 90 x 24 mm (4.75 x 3.75 x 0.8 in) > Weight 250 grams (10 ounces) > > > > (Technical specifications are subject to change without notice.) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------= > - > ---- > > > For more information, please email us at [log in to unmask] > [ Home | Products | Company | Jobs | Contacts ] > > Copyright * 2000 Robotron Sensory Tools > > 'PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN' >