Harvey,

All versions of Duxbury offer the choice of contracted braille as we know it 
or UEB.  I have the latest version of Duxbury, and I use both, depending on 
the requirements of the job I'm doing.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: January 12, 2016 22:11
Subject: Re: changed topic, braille displays:


> 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