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they are also offering the choice on the Braille Sense U2. you can set for standard grade 2 or UBB. I already have a working knowledge of grade 2, and I am working on computer braille. the last thing I want to try and deal with just now is UBB.
DE n7zzt Eric
On Jan 13, 2016, at 11:43 PM, Harvey Heagy wrote:
> I'm glad they are offering that, but I don't see why we should bother with
> UEB at our age. It was just a gimmick to help the authors of Braille
> translation software to make more money. It's cumbersome, inefficient and
> takes up far more space than traditional Grade 2 Braille. It was shoved
> down our throats by the 2 major so-called consumer organizations of the
> blind with little input from the average consumer. But I'm glad Duxbury is
> offering that choice.
> Harvey
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> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 6:10 AM
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> Subject: Re: changed topic, braille displays:
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> Harvey:
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> For what it's worth, I am currently using Duxbury version 11.2SR4, and it
> does give me the choice between traditional grade 2 Braille and UEB.
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> For now, I'm sticking to traditional grade II. Braille, and will save
> learning UEB as a possible retirement project on down the road.
>
> I just don't have the time to try to master UEB right now.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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