Yes, nfbtrans 7.58 (a .zip download, because it can be build for DOS as well) does work. I have never embossed braille in linux, but, I have used the program to translate files. It also back-translates grade two files to printable ascii text. It gives you a menu with three choices. You might have to tinker with the source to get it to work. If I can remember what I did I will post another message. Also Chuck Hallenbeck's Turbo Braille has been ported to linux as tbrl-0.4.tar.gz. You run it like this: tbrl < file.txt > file.brl You might have to change the file called tb.h if you do not want the tbrl.xlt (translation table) to go to /usr/local/share/tbrl/ on the make install. If tbrl does not work after you install it, just look at tb.h file. For example, I want my .xlt in /usr/share/tbrl because I only use /usr/local for large packages like sgmltools and ocrshop. enought of my chatter. Both tbrl and nfbtrans work in linux beautifully. I could be wrong about this, but I think that tbrl also does grade three braille. -- Bill Gaughan wgaughan@snet.net On Sat, 1 Dec 2001 lobap@adaptech.net wrote: > Hi: > Haven't tried myself but I think there is a package for Braille embossers > which runs under linux. You should be able to get it from NFB site, it is > call nfbtr and the most current version is 758. > > Thanks, Pawel. > On Sat, 1 Dec 2001, Brent Harding wrote: > > > Will any screen readers used in dos run in dosemu? I use speakup in linux > > and find it doesn't do dos real well. If I end up with megadots or > > something like that, it'd be cool to use something like that in linux to > > braille away if I had a braille printer (can't afford it at the moment). > > At 11:22 AM 12/1/01 -0800, you wrote: > > >I do not use DOS for many years and do not know the programs you are using > > >under it. One thing that I would try first is to run dosemu, DOS emulator, > > >and the same programs you use already. That way you gradualy move over to > > >Linux and replace DOS programs with native Linux ones if available. Of > > >course there is a danger that not all programs will run well under dosemu. > > >Well behaved ones do. > > > > > >DOS partition can be mounted under Linux and accessed from dosemu and > > >hopefuly your program would run the same way it does in it's native > > >environment. > > > > > >There are commercial products like VMware and Win4linux (I think) which > > >you can use for running windows in Linux or the other way around. I use > > >VMware at work to run Windows 2000 inside Linux. I need that because of > > >only one application, Checkpoint firewall management console. I must say > > >that VMware works great and W2000 behaves like a real PC with > > >emulation of power on,self test, boot, and networking. > > > > > >Good luck, > > > > > >-- > > >Rafael > > > > > > > > >On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 12:36:12PM -0500, Bill Gaughan wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi, listers, > > >> > > >> I am looking for a money management program that works in linux without > > >> X-windows. One that is, of course, blind friendly. Pull-down menus or > > >> numbered key choices from a screen menu, okay. I need to do simple home > > >> money management, track a check register, income and expense tracking, > > >> keep track of credit card purchases, etc. I don't need fancy reports like > > >> account summaries or general ledgers. Just simple transaction data entry > > >> would be fine. Anybody remember MoneyCounts 8.0 for DOS from Parsons > > >> Technology. Well, I am still using it even to print checks. I would like > > >> to do all this in linux so I don't have to reboot back to DOS. Any > > >> accounting programs available in linux that are blind friendly? > > >> > > >> Oh, does anybody remember Charlie Crawford's talking checkbook program? > > >> That used to be available from www.empowermentzone.com? I have this one > > >> too, but it is DOS. But, it was freeware. Q. Has this program been ported > > >> to linux? If anybody knows how to get in touch with Charlie Crawford, > > >> please let him know that a linux port would be useful to many of his > > >> fellow blind friends. Any ideas, listers? > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Bill Gaughan > > >> wgaughan@snet.net > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > >Blinux-list@redhat.com > > >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list >