Harvey:

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.

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


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Harvey Heagy
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 10:11 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
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