Cheryl, you can very easily and reliably transfer files back and forth to the BraillLite or Braille 'N Speak with the right settings and cat. The trick is to have the handshake setting set to hardware on both the BrailleLite and the computer. You can use just about any speed setting but I typically use 38400 because I don't believe the BrailleLite is capable of going any higher. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061 _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list