In addition to talking all the functions of traditional Braille terminals to new levels of power and performance, Braille Star also enables portable information management. Only Braille Star gives you a "scratchpad" to jot a few notes independently while connected to, or disconnected from, your PC., , Only Braille Star lets you download your data from a PC into the "scratchpad", then disconnect Braille Star to read, edit, add to and save your data when you travel.