I had a lovely time at #ACB25. It was great meeting those of you out here who I've followed for some time and to be able to put a voice to the name, so to speak. Got to walk around the exhibit hall to look at products that I've been reading about for years but which I was finally able to get my hands on for the first time, such as the Monarch and other Braille products. It was also nice being able to stop by some of the booths just so that I could thank people for their life-changing services, such as @AiraVI and Scriptability. I wanted to say hi to Computers for the Blind but, not surprisingly, their booth was so jammed that I couldn't get in and so I chose to move on. It was also great working the @BlazieTech booth and showing people BT Speak and the BT Braille prototype. Before I left for convention, I was considering organizing a Doctor Who meetup for any fans who might have wanted to get together for pizza, having some informal conversation and listening to a DW episode. I decided against it and my brother told me that it would probably wind up just being me and one other person. 😀 I may do it next year and see about the logistics of having a small room for it.
in reply to David Goldfield

Yes. Was reading about your Multi-line experience. Can the Monarch be advanced by one line at a time as opposed to the full thing? I ask because I may need that extra line for Braille music since it's an odd number of lines? Iwant it for proofreading and editing. Would it suit my needs or should I really try to get past my membrane issues. I'm hoping the one I saw was defective. Literally could read nothing through it. Person showing it to me was sighted so may not have known.
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