[bcab] Re: Soneil Info Anyone?

Hi Andrew,

I know nothing at all about the Samsung. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Andrew Hodgson
Sent: 27 July 2006 08:40
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Soneil Info Anyone?

Hi,

The ones on Expansys do seem to include a copy of Office, but are similar
prices to the GW Micro offering.  Do you know anything about the Samsung Q1?

Thanks,
Andrew.


-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Steve Nutt
Sent: Wed 26/07/2006 23:01
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Soneil Info Anyone?
 
Hi Tim,

Yes, just buy the OQO 01+ from http://www.expansys.com.  You won't get all
the nice extras that GW give like the USB keyboard, and the USB DVD drive,
but of course, you could buy those separately.  If you buy the OQO 01+, it
is effectively the Smalltalk Ultra, then you could put JAWS on it if you
really must <Smile>.

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-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of tim.pennick@xxxxxx
Sent: 26 July 2006 14:35
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Soneil Info Anyone?

Hi Steve,

As I've already got a license for JAWS, I was trying to avoid having to pay
for W/E as well.  Any ideas?

Regards and thanks,

Tim 

-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Steve Nutt
Sent: 26 July 2006 08:45
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Soneil Info Anyone?

Hi Tim,

What about the Smalltalk Ultra with a Braillino, or a Brailliant?  That
should do it for you.

http://www.gwmicro.com/smalltalk

We are UK resellers of this product.

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Of tim.pennick@xxxxxx
Sent: 25 July 2006 09:48
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Soneil Info Anyone?

Hi,

My interest in the Soneil product stems from the fact that it is envisaged
as a fully fledged XP machine.  I'm after something I can use to connect to
my employer's corporate intranet, and so far, I can't track down a PDA that
can run the combination of VPN software, and automatic token generation
which is necessary for me to do this remotely.  The only alternative I'm
aware of would be a lap-top with a braille display which is a bit bulky.

Regards,

Tim 

-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Graham Page
Sent: 24 July 2006 23:37
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Soneil Info Anyone?

there are already Braillenote, PacMATE AND Braille Sense on the market.
one has to wonder if there is really room for another player?

Most people are agreed I think that as the commercial PDA platforms become
more powerful and stable, these are likely to form the basis of notetakers
for visually impaired people in the future, even if companies such as
Humanware continues to develop programs like Keysoft for these kind of
devices in order to get productivity aimed at visually impaired people
combined with the relatively low price of a notetaker.

Cheers

Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "Griffiths, Steve" <Steve.Griffiths@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 6:52 PM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Soneil Info Anyone?


I saw the unit; it's a prototype and talk of prices and suppliers is a bit
premature. They're hoping to start production in September, but even that
isn't fixed yet. They still have to do some serious work on it - the bloke
said the idea is to get something with the power of Windows XP (so that
there's no messing about with pocket versions of Office and you would be
able to connect via USB and transfer material directly to a PC without
ActiveSync), but with the alternative of a quick-boot system like some of
the non-Windows notetakers if you just needed to make a quick note or look
up an email. The quick boot system is planned to be Linux, and the tricky
bit is going to be getting the quick boot system able to pull information
out of Windows XP applications - something like, presumably, Outlook.

If they can do it, it sounds really good - but I'm not certain they will be
able to do it. The unit they were showing was incredibly light, as all it
really is is a few cards inside a box.

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of tim.pennick@xxxxxx
Sent: 24 July 2006 13:57
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Soneil Info Anyone?

Hi All,

I was unable to attend sight village, and wondered if anyone's got any more
news on the launch of the new machines from Soneil.

A browse around Google yields some interesting, and in some cases
conflicting information, and their website still seems a bit lacking in
details (http://www.soneilves.com/ <http://www.soneilves.com/> ).

The info I've got so far is that there is to be a 40 and 20 cell Braille
version, possibly with at least one of these models being dual boot possibly
to Linux/XP Pro.

What I'm really after is a price, and any news of a UK distributor, though
I'd also be grateful for any reviews if anyone got to have a go at Sight
Village.

Regards and thanks for any info.

Tim Pennick

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