@modulux Yeah. It's just a raspberry pie with a nice case and a bit of custom software. If I want that I could build it myself. If I haven't it means I don't want it that badly. Right?
@modulux Right, but compare the price of that to the price of a raspberry pi 500! The only difference is that the BT Speak supports Braille input and it's much smaller and Linux is already installed and configured so you don't have to do it yourself and it comes with decent customer support and it has dectalk. But otherwise it's the same thing! I mean, it doesn't even support the old BNS basic games that I spent hours playing in class on my Braille 'N Speak when I should have been paying attention. So what good is it, really? No good, that's what!
@fastfinge@modulux I miss the basic games. I miss text adventures, too, although it's hard not to go googling and find hints or turn to reddit and moan about the cryptic clues nowadays. no self control anymore. when I played them offline I had no choice but to be good.
@fastfinge@modulux damn, I can't even get one which will only do Internet if I go back to the place I could dial-up in the 1990's?
In all seriousness, UK taxes on the thing are huge, and none of the distributors here have been treated kindly by Blazie, so I hear.
I've also not yet seen a physical braille in device which is as fat as BSI on my iPhone. I've used the braillesense and braillenote, demo'd the Orbit Speak at a tradeshow and heard samples of people using Bt speak. they all braille either half as fast as i do, or sound like they're entering the semifinals of the loud keyboarding championships. Not saying iOS is the best by a long shot as an operating system or that VO doesn't have its issues, but it's screen-based Braille input is remarkably smooth under my fingers.
