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


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 9:52 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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