[BRLTTY] Getting Alva BC680 to work...

[Tami Kinney]

Interesting. I'm fairly new to the list, but still don't remember 
everything. /grin/ I am far from catching up but am having fun learning 
from all of you.

In spending some time with this Alva without the computer, I'm getting 
some sort of feel for the controls... There sure are a lot of them, 
which is great because of the navigational control it gives. Which is 
why I did look into the Alva and thus ended up having this loaner to try 
out. Hm... I've never really spent time working on an 80-cell of any 
kind, either, so I'm curious as to whether the longer reading line for 
most of the things I work on or want to get back to is as good as it 
sounds because of the arm motion...

Well, I have learned a lot about BRLTTY and using it for real work (of 
sorts) through this, so it ain't a bad thing. /grin/

Tami

On 03/02/2012 05:42 PM, Jason White wrote:
> Tami Kinney<tamara.8024 at comcast.net>  wrote:
>
>> If anyone else is using the BC680 with BRLTTY and Orca who would
>> like to give me an idiot level tutorial so I can get the machine up
>> and running while I have it here, I would appreciate.
>
> Some people on this list have managed to get the Alva BC640 working, but
> difficulties were encountered with the firmware as Dave indicated. I can't
> remember any mailing list posts about a BC680, but I could be wrong. I would
> expect the 640 and 680 to have very similar firmware, however.
>
> I read the list regularly, but I certainly don't remember everything that is
> posted. I personally use a display from Baum that works very well with BRLTTY.
> Alva have always had a very good reputation for the quality of their equipment.
> I don't know whether this has changed at all following their merger with
> Tieman to form Optelec, though.
>
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