Object ID:
2014.6
Title:
Blazie Braille Lite 18 computer notetaker
Creator:
Blazie Engineering
Description:
(a) notetaker: rectangular tan plastic chassis, four rubber feet; seven-button rectangular brown plastic braille keyboard on top, in slightly recessed area below keyboard is an 18-cell refreshable braille display with an "advance bar" immediately above the display; power toggle and mini-RCA headphone jack on right; 25-pin female parallel port and two (2) eight-pin female mini-DIN jacks on left; in raised letters on top, "Braille Lite/BLAZIE ENGINEERING"; label on bottom, MADE IN USA/MODEL BLT-18/BLAZIE ENGINEERING/SERIAL NUMBER 2K9300862"; (b) black naugahyde vinyl and nylon carrying case; flap seals with Velcro closure; nylon webbing shoulder strap connected to plastic D-rings on case with black plastic spring snaps; zipper pocket on inside of flap.
Dimensions:
H-5 W-8.25 D-2 inches
Date:
ca. 1995
Made by:
Blazie Engineering
Place of Origin:
Forest Hill, MD
Provenance:
A small, battery-operated note taker, introduced in the summer of 1993, with a built-in 18-cell refreshable braille display, braille keyboard, and speech. It was basically an updated Braille 'n Speak 640 with the addition of the braille display.
Credit Line:
Gift of Fred Gissoni, 2014.6.
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Braille Lite 18
Braille Lite 18 in case
Braille Lite 18 in case
Braille Lite 18
Braille Lite 18 in case
Braille Lite 18 in case