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Thanks for the tips, Lloyd. I would like to at least have the option of
using one sided or versa point printing, but this one doesn't have that
option.
The only way I would consider updating Duxbury is if newer updates offered
the choice of traditional grade 2 or UEB Braille. I think those of us older
blind people should be given that choice. I hate UEB Braille.
Harvey
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On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 9:52 PM
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Subject: Re: changed topic, braille displays:
I have always driven my embossers from the serial port rather than parallel.
I use the Duxbury Braille Translator, and recently brought it up to date.
I haven't used this setup in Windows 10 yet, but it should work. Beware of
USB-to-serial adapters, however. I have been using 3 RadioShack Gigaware
adapters: one for FT950 control, one for rotor control and one for driving
the braille embosser. I intended to make a newer computer which runs Windows
10 my logging computer. But the USB-to-serial drivers for devices which
contain a chipset from Prolific were updated, starting at Windows 8.1, such
that adapters like mine which happen to have fake Prolific chips will not
work in Windows 8 or 10. Cables from more reputable folks like FTDI should
still work.
73,
Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
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