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High Tech Swap Shop

For Sale: 
DECtalk PC1 internal synthesizer long card, $500. Megadots braille translation software version 2.0 with latest update August 1999, $300. HP Deskjet 500 printer, $75. No personal checks please. If you’re interested in any of these items, contact Denise Avant between 7 and 10 p.m. Central time Monday-Friday, or during the day on weekends, at (773) 325-1117.

For Sale: 
One Braille Blazer from Blazie. Never used; mint condition. Asking $800 or best offer. One Braille ‘n Speak with 20-cell refreshable braille display; used less than 10 hours. Asking $1,200 or best offer. One Alva Braille Terminal model 380 80-cell refreshable braille display terminal. Hardly used. Works with popular screen access software, including JAWS for Windows. Asking $7,000 or best offer. (Note that this price is a 50 percent discount on the new price.) Contact Loren Mikola at (425) 705-3394 (work) or (425) 558-0131 (home), or via e-mail at lorenm@microsoft.com.

For Sale: 
Telesensory CCTV model CH3A. Asking $1,200 or best offer. Call Phyllis Burson at (301) 588-5191.

For Sale: 
Kurzweil Reading Edge, complete with the latest upgrade card, braille user’s manual and shipping box. Will ship and insure the unit within the United States at no additional charge. Asking $2,000. Contact Rod at (253) 274-0897, or via e- mail at access@nwfirst.com.

For Sale: 
IBM computer with ZoomText, JAWS, Windows 95, and a Lexmark color printer. Asking $1,200. Call Rosemir at (787) 821-1003.

For Sale: 
Juliet classic interpoint braille embosser, recently updated with the latest features, including enhanced braille graphics and dynamic braille scaling (prints sizes micro to jumbo). Like new. Selling for $2,000 plus buyer’s shipping preference. Only used sporadically. Inquiries preferred from serious buyers who are experienced equipment users. Send typed or braille letters to Constance Griesmer, 836 Santa Barbara St. #C, Pasadena, CA 91101-1233; phone (626) 793-9684 weekdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific, or on weekends.

For Sale:
Electric Perkins brailler, $350. Standard Perkins brailler, including soft pad, $225. Disk drive for Versabraille, $50. Best offers accepted. Write a braille letter to Eileen Wuest, 34 Kelly Ct., Lancaster, NY 14086.

Wanted:
Old DOS-based speech synthesizer with drivers and screen-reading program for 386 computer. Contact Emily Phillips at Very Special Arts of Missouri via e-mail, movsa@aol.com or phone (816) 531-2688.

Wanted:
Color Test color identifier. Anyone who has one to sell, contact Tamara Rorie at (404) 298-8771.

Wanted:
Games in braille or large print, or games that talk, at reasonable cost or donated. Contact Robert Albanese at P.O. Box 43, Lake Placid, FL 33862, or phone him at (863) 465-6955.

Wanted:
Braille ‘n Speak in good condition, with all parts. Contact George Roderick at (207) 623-1550, or write to him at 9 Hancock St., Augusta, ME 04330.

Wanted: 
A cassette duplicating machine in good condition. Call Gerald Clark at (810) 984-8725.