Modified standard office equipment for Braille translation and embossing

Abstract

Either inkprint or braille can be produced with an IBM Magnetic Card SELECTRIC (R) Typewriter equipped with a read-only translation circuitry and an embosser. Embossing is done on the front side of the paper so the operator can read the information as it is embossed. Information entered at the standard keyboard and recorded on a magnetic card can be played back in both inkprint and braille. The same embosser may be used on other machines with removable type balls, such as the IBM 2741 Communication Terminal Communication Terminal.