>
>
>To: PBD-L@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
>From: John Roberts john.roberts@nist.gov
>
>[Posted to three mailing lists - please excuse duplicates.]
>
>Hello,
>
>We're back from a week at the NFB Convention and a talk at
>the ACB Convention, and I'm pleased to be able to announce
>that the NIST Braille reader web page has finally been updated, and
>that it also has a new shortcut URL:
><http://www.nist.gov/braille>. The full address is
><http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/isis/projects/brailleproject.html>.
>If there are problems with the new format, please let me know,
>and we will try to fix them.
>
>The animation link seems to be active, but the video link isn't
>up quite yet - probably by Monday it will be working. These
>links are being made available in response to many requests,
>both for general informational purposes and to provide
>information for engineers who are interested in the technology.
>The animation requires a Macromedia Flash player, and the
>video requires the RealPlayer - I believe both of these players
>are available online for free from their respective companies.
>
>Thanks to the many people who came by the exhibit booth at
>NFB. (Apologies to those who came by when the display wasn't
>working properly, but at least several hundred people got to try
>it out when it was working.) We are encouraging manufacturers
>to take the next step in engineering the device beyond the
>prototype stage into a commercial product that will be useful
>for Braille users.
>
>I will be in the office July 16-17, then on vacation until
>mid-August - the web page lists alternate contacts at
>NIST for people who want to contact us during that time.
>
>Best regards,
>John Roberts
>Project leader, NIST Braille display project
>john.roberts@nist.gov
>
>Regards Steve,
>mailto:srp@bigpond.net.au.
>
>
>
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