Yeah that one teacher thought it was abuse with the machine. Kind of like
yanking the page out of the machine. I did that too. The teacher wouldn't
believe or accept that I know what I'm doing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
lol, I used to do that too but those that knew just laughed and those that
didn't, probably thought that was normal, little did they know, nothing I
ever do just about is normal.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
> Has anyone ever seen a one-handed brailer? I remembered one of my teachers
> would get so mad when ever I'd use one hand to brailed and the other to
> read
> from something. He'd always say that it's not a one-handed brailer. Which
> made me think that such things existed for someone that's handicapped I
> guess.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob - KA5ETA" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:25 AM
> Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
>
>
> Mark yes that is what I mean and It is on the left end of the carriage I
> think. I got it just because I really liked the older Hall writer. I
> wanted to go back to my childhood I guess. I never use the old thing.
> And
> really it is not in real good shape.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 12:02 AM
> Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
>
>
> My brailer has a type of leaver for a carriage return on the front. I am
> not
> sure if that is what you mean?
>
> God bless,
> Mark
>
> -- Currently in Pendleton, Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton, Oregon
> Overcast, 57.0
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob - KA5ETA" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 9:35 PM
> Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
>
>
>>A short time ago I bought a Hall Brailler on EBay and when I got it , it
>>had
>> a carriage return lever. The Hall Braillers that I used at the Oklahoma
>> School for the Blind did not have a carriage return. Did any one ever
>> see
>> one like this?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 11:56 AM
>> Subject: Re: The Good Old Perkins
>>
>>
>> Bob Martin writes:
>>> Did anyone ever use the Hall Braille Writer? You could hear it 6 rooms
>>> away. I began writing Braille at age 5 in first grade using a slate and
>>> stylus. Got an F on my report card.
>>
>> That sure brings back memories. Six rooms? I thought it
>> was six counties.
>>
>> I also remember that the Perkins was the only Brailler
>> that let you roll the paper back without smashing the dots. The
>> Hall Writers also had a hing-like metal flap in the platten
>> roller with 2 or 3 pegs in it like a slate does. This was to
>> anchor the paper when you rolled in a new sheet.
>>
>> Every Braille page written on a Hall Brailler had 3 or
>> was it just 2 punch marks right at the bottom.
>>
>> We had bunches of those Hall Braillers in Arkansas in
>> the late sixties and they kind of make me think of what somebody
>> said once about a Russian tank. It rattles and clanks but still
>> gets the job done.
>>
>> Before anybody calls my hand, I am not an expert in all
>> the different makes and models of Braille writers. There were
>> probably other Braillers that had slotted rollers like the
>> Perkins so you could roll a sheet back, but I think the Perkins
>> was the first one like that.
>>
>> I also attended the Oklahoma School for the Blind in the
>> early to mid sixties and they bought a few Lavender brand
>> braillers. They were much cheaper than a Perkins, slick-looking,
>> compact and quieter but the problem was that they also died
>> young. They had individual styli for each character position so
>> you could, say, hold down dots 1 and 2 for a B and feel a whole
>> line of B's along the printing surface. The head just provided
>> the slate-like backing so that the pins would emboss the paper.
>>
>> Anyway, I think the Lavenders barely lasted any time at
>> all even with most people trying their best to treat them well.
>>
>> The school didn't have any money to speak of at the time
>> so I now realize that the Lavenders must have been a
>> disappointment.
>>
>> Just some memories.
>>
>> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK
>> Systems Engineer
>> OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group
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