Category: Garage Sale
This is a Versapoint Duo braille embosser from Blazie Engineering, now Freedom Scientific. I bought it a few years ago from Ebay but only used it once. It turned on and seemed to work correctly in my short test. Included is the embosser, a braille user's manual, the ac adapter and some braille paper to get you started. I'll also include, at no extra charge, the user's manual, as taken from the internet, on either a 3.5 inch floppy disk or a cd. This is a heavy-duty embosser, though it only weighs 12 lbs. It's perfect for braille transcriptionists, for teachers, for students and for anyone seeking a reliable means of quickly and accurately producing braille documents.
Below is some generic information on the Versapoint Duo. Please note that the one I'm selling may not be the model with speech. Sold as is for $800 or best offer. I except cash, paypal and money order and am willing to accept payment in monthly installments. By default, I will ship this item from New Jersey free matter for the blind. If you prefer another method, let me know and add the cost onto the final price.
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"VersaPoint Duo Interpoint Embosser with Speech
When it comes to Braille embossers, the VersaPoint Duo makes a great impression! It is the only Braille embosser to combine renowned reliability with high speed, two-sided printing and reduced noise levels. The unequaled VersaPoint Duo from Blazie Engineering will shift your productivity into high gear.
Built-in speech makes the Duo convenient and more fun to use. Customize the voice to your liking, and then use it to set (or Review) embossing configurations quickly and accurately. VersaPoint Duo will read text files directly from your computer, and play WAV files, too.
The VersaPoint Duo’s crisp, consistent dot quality, and low-maintenance dependability result in highly readable, beautifully embossed documents. Its speech capabilities let you easily set configurations and check settings.
Save time and paper with two-sided embossing
Freedom Scientific’s VersaPoint Duo doubles the data contained on each sheet of paper by producing sharp Braille characters on both sides. You’ll reduce paper usage without any tradeoff in quality! The VersaPoint Duo accepts paper in weights ranging from 20 lb. To 100 lb.
The Duo is preset to produce interpoint Braille on tractor-fed paper. Your may also choose the single-sheet, friction-feed option for easy, one-sided embossing on letterhead or personal stationery.
Produce Brailled documents quickly and efficiently
The speedy VersaPoint Duo prints 6- or 8-dot Braille and tactile graphics at 60 characters per second, in interpoint mode, across its 40-character line length. Switch to single-side embossing mode at the touch of a button without any configuration changes!
Let the durability and versatility of the Duo work to your advantage. It is perfectly suited to the regular use that occurs in schools, offices, and other settings that require the production of Brailled documents for several individuals.
Features and Benefits:
Preset Configuration-VersaPoint Duo is shipped ready to run. It contains preset serial and parallel modes to print from PCs, Macintoshes, Blazie Engineering note-takers and more. Of course all predefined settings are completely changeable.
Easy-to-use keypad- Key in direct commands instead of using the more time-consuming menu functions. VersaPoint Duo gives tactile and audio feedback on settings.
Fully DoubleTalk-compatible- If your screen reader supports DoubleTalk LT, the VersaPoint Duo can be your external synthesizer in both DOS and Windows.
Hear WAV files- The VersaPoint Duo’s built-in speech plays WAV files, a popular format for creating, storing and editing sounds on computers.
Escape sequences- Combine graphics and text on the same page, print sideways, or print multiple copies when you use these special codes.
Print preview- You may advance paper beyond the VersaPoint Duo’s cover to proofread your document. Make sure the formatting is exactly right before you print the whole job!
Multiple copies- You can automatically reproduce up to 99 copies, while your host computer remains free.
Spreadsheets and ledgers- Without breaking format, the VP Duo will automatically send columns onto subsequent pages. The Duo can adjust to manage 80 and 160 character columns. Numbers won’t get mixed up; documents will retain their original layouts.
Computer Braille Tables- The VersaPoint Duo comes with eight built-in Braille character sets- and, if you wish, you can also create your own."
Okay, how much do you want for this and you said you're willing to take payments, right?
How does it connect to the computer, USB cable?
It says it reads textfiles directly from computer, does it do its own translation into braille or do I need a braille translation program like Duxbury to run this?
Printing on both sides! I've seen those and wanted one, but didn't think they were available to the public. Cool!
It says it is preset to work with mac or windows, so it sounds like I don't need to do much to the settings.
Yes, I do want the manual if you got one.
Please message me or post here. I'd really like to know how much you want for it and shipping free matter is just fine.
Chastity
As I said in the first post, the asking price is $800 or best offer, meaning if someone offers me more and I haven't confirmed a deal yet, I'll sell it to the person offering the most money. I will except payments of $100 or more per month or $50 at the lowest but only as a last resort. As it said in the description, it connects via a serial (rs 232) or a parallel port. there are many double-sided printers today and all are available to the public if you have the money. Originally, the Versapoint Duo was a $3,000 machine.
Would you accept a check in monthly in stallments/ I don't know if a lot of people are going to feel comfortable sending cash through the mail.
There is always paypal, providing you both have accounts.
Do Windows computers have parallel ports? I know I have two USB ports and a couple of other empty things that I don't know what they are for. I'll have to get someone sighted to read what's on them.
Yes, will you accept checks. I don't send cash through the mail. Too risky.
Also, just to be sure; This takes the textfiles and converts them into the braille format? Or, do I need a braille translation program for converting text to braille?
That's what the description says it takes text files off computer, but I'm just making sure.
Sorry, mised price in first post, but that's a good one!
Chastity
Yes, many of the slightly older Windows XP machines have parallel ports. Basically, it's a long slightly raised thing with a whole on each side of it. It usually doesn't have pins, since most parallels are female. Look for it near your serial or usb ports. If you have a printer cord, that can also help you, since you can match the size of the port on the pc to insure it's the right one. Paypal is fine, since I have an account there. Joining is free for those who don't have accounts. I'll accept cheques but only as a last resort and only certified. I'm just very concerned about them bouncing and such. I'm not suggesting that anyone here would purposefully cause trouble. It's just a general safety practice. However, if we write up a simple contract, it should be fine to do it that way.
I might not be able to plug this in to my computer. My printer cord is in a USB port with another empty one above it. I have 4 slots that have pins that are currently empty and 2 round holes like you would plug in a mouse ormicrophone or something like that. Crap! I still got to get someone to read what's on they empty ports. My old Apple-GS computer that I sold had the parallel port because I have an old Romeo braille printer. I can't hook that one up to this XP computer either and for that I do need Duxbury translation software to take text and make into to braille.
My printer is an HP all in one 6310 series, brand new and maybe that's why it goes in the USB port. I don't know. Anyway, I'm still checking on these.
Thanks again.
Chastity
You need software for this too and either a parallel or serial port. However, I do know of usb to serial and usb to parallel cords. These are usually very cheap, around 35 dollars or so. I have a usb to serial but have never tried it with this machine.
Which program software are you using with it, Duxbury translation? Yes, I do have a paypal account, too. I'm going back to the main website to read more on programs to use this.
Chastity
As I said, I've never used this embosser. I do have Duxbury installed on my XP machine that I use with my Braille Blazer (another embosser) and will probably be switching over to Megadots once I get my laptop set up. But pretty much any translation program should work with the Versapoint Duo.
I found my original receipt for the Versapoint from EBay and it turns out that I bought it for $415, not $600 as I'd originally thought. But I did buy the adapter, braille manual and braille paper for it. So I've dropped the price to an even $500. If anyone's interested, let me know. All conditions etc are still the same.
I'm still willing to sell my embosser for $500 and I know that there are some people out there who would love to get one at that price. If you're one of them, contact me. Thanks.
The last time I asked Mom, she said that she knew the whereabouts of the braille manual, adapter and paper. I'm sure this is still true for the adapter, but if we can't find the other things, for whatever reason, the price will reflect that. We've renovated so things have been moved.