[BRLTTY] Braille display with PC keyboard?

[Shérab]

Hey Mario!

Thanks for your response! So helpful!

Mario Lang (2015/11/13 11:07 +0100):
> Shérab <Sebastien.Hinderer at ens-lyon.org> writes:
> 
> > I realise that what I am really looking for in terms of braille device
> > would be one that has both a braille display and a PC-style keyboard. In
> > other words, a device that can be used for both input and output, but
> > where the input can be done through a PC-style keyboard rather than a
> > braille keyboard as is the case on HumanWare's brailliant.
> >
> > Does such a device already exist?
> 
> I know several.
> Handy Tech Braille Star 40 has an optional mini-keyboard
> you can place on-top of the device.  I have used that quite a lot.
> The newer series, Handy Tech Active Star 40, has the
> same concept, but with a nicer keyboard, and magnetic strips
> to keep it from falling off.

Sounds promising! Thanks!

> I also know of several 80-cell models with a built-in keyboard.
> But I am guessing you are looking for  a protable solution.

Well, that was indeed my first idea, but now that I give it a second thought,
it comes to me that perhaps one wouldn't necessarily exclude the other. Which
80-cells displays do you have in mind?

> I would recommend giving the Handy Tech Active Star a touch.

I'll definitely do that ASAP! Thanks!