Actually I haven't got it out of the box, because I haven't yet been supplied with a computer to put it on! and no ... the company will be charging me £190 to upgrade as ATW were stupid enough not to get me an SMA! So don't just make ridiculous assumptions when you know nothing about my situation! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brendan Magill" <brendan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:59 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Stolen Braillenote tangent > Hi Barry, Kirsten and everyone, > > Barry, the paragraphs I quoted are not available on the Web, they are > from an AtW internal document which defines the whole of AtW in some 160 > pages. I've been fortunate enough to be able to acquire a copy of this, > because of the work which I do, though I had to sell my soul to get it. > That's why you couldn't find it with Google! > > As for equipment eventually wearing out or becoming obsolete over an > extended period of time, there should be no problem in AtW funding a > replacement. It is recognized that technology does move on and that > jobs change as a consequence, so if there's any problem then you need to > make a fresh application to AtW on the basis that your working situation > has changed as a result of changes in technology over time. > > Kirsten, the query you raise is unlikely to be of real significance. > Firstly, changes from one version to the next are rarely so critical > that one cannot function with the older version. Secondly, if a new > version comes out so quickly after you've acquired the older one, most > suppliers will have a free upgrade policy which should cover you. > Thirdly, if you haven't got it out of the box within four weeks of > receiving it, you probably don't need it anyway. > > Cheers, > > Brendan. > > -- > BRENDAN MAGILL > Business, Employment & > Disability Consultancy > > 8 York Place > Worcester > WR1 3DR > England > > Phone: +44 (0)1905 28286 > Fax: +44 (0)870 127 7856 > > Web: www.magill.co.uk > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq