Accession Number: 2014.7.6
Description: (a) dark blue plastic handheld refreshable braille display; sliding blue cover reveals eight 8-dot braille cells in curved recess, with two black buttons on opposite side of curve; cover is labeled, "Handy Tech"; nine pin male jack on front of case; compartment for four AA batteries on base, also label reading, "Handy Tech Elektonic GmbH/Made in Germany/Braille Display/ Type BOOKWORM Ser-Nr.: BKW/A3-99138"; (b) black plastic case with hinged lid secured with two red plastic latches with gray foam cushion in base and pink plastic paperwork envelope in lid; (c) AC-DC power transformer with 9-pin female jack; (d) cable with two 9-pin female jacks; (e) Bookworm User Manual by Arkenstone, Inc.; (f) Handy Tech warranty card.
Height: 3.125
Width: 13
Depth: 11
Date Made: ca. 1997
Maker: Arkenstone
Place of Origin: Horb-Nordstetten, Germany
Collection: APH Collection
History/Provenance: APH Collection
Credit Line: APH Collection, 2014.7.
Subjects: Assistive technology Braille Computers Reading devices
Dimension Notes: (b) case, overall; (a) is 7.25 x 1.5 x 3.375"
Made: Handy Tech Elektronik GmbH; Arkenstone, Inc.
Material: Plastic, aluminum, steel
Updated: 02/15/2021
