Versabraille II+ Portable Braille Computer

Computer, Digital

Accession Number:
2017.22.2
Description:
(a) Rectilinear ivory aluminum chassis with rounded edges, rests on four black rubber feet that slightly angle the top towards the user; top has seven rectangular brown rubber keys, the six braille keys taller as you move from the center out on both sides, long space bar below; twelve key numeric keypad on left, slightly below separate on and off buttons and a brown rubber joystick pad; twenty key piezoelectric refreshabe braille display on brown bar above keyboard; aluminum "TSI" logo on cast plate in upper right; brown plastic carrying handle (which doubles as a keyboard stand) fold uner on bottom in back; 3.5" floppy disk drive in recess on front left; jack panel on back side of unit includes, from left to right, power supply jack, on/off slider switch, RS-232C-DTE and RS-232 DCE serial ports, external disk drive jack, and parallel printer jack; foil label on bottom, "Model No. VBII+ Serial No. L1C-005/Telesensory Systems Inc. Made in U.S.A."; (b) external power supply/charger, black plastic rectangular box with two cords emerging from opposite sides, one with male wall plug, the other with a female computer plug, labeled "Telesensory Systems Inc./L16016"; (c) Kaypro gray and black plastic parallel printer cable; (d) D-sub serial cable, eight pin DE-8 connector to DB-25.
Height:
3.5
Width:
15.25
Depth:
10.25
Date Made:
ca. 1987
Maker:
Telesensory Systems, Inc.
Place of Origin:
Mountain View, CA
Credit Line:
Gift of David Goldstein, 2017.22.
Subjects:
Braille Reading devices Computers Computer programming
Dimension Notes:
overall
Made:
Telesensory Systems Inc.
Material:
Aluminum, rubber, plastic
Updated:
11/01/2017