I used to use it in classes right from first grade up through high school, 
once I got to college, that was it, even when I lived on campus. I brought 
it for one thing when I didn't even end up using it, and beyond that it sat 
after that.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:14 PM
Subject: braille writer


>I can't imagine using a Braille writer in a class.  I can imagine why the
> professors didn't like it.  Two slates and a steno book per class worked
> fine.  Nobody complained about the stylus.  I sharpen my styli on the
> sidewalk to increase speed.  The notes are still readable after thirty
> years.