[bookcourier] Re: No further development of Book Courier?
- From: "Brian Miller" <brian-r-miller@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:16:37 -0700
The BC does, but I am speaking of any future designs which may be modeled
after other I-pod type products. Keep in mind I have no idea what is in
store, I am merely thinking out loud.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 3:25 PM
Subject: [bookcourier] Re: No further development of Book Courier?
> Hi.
>
> Excuse me? The Book Courier does work off regular Alkaline AA batteries.
> Or am I missing something?
>
> All the best
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookcourier-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brian Miller
> Sent: 23 October 2006 01:49
> To: bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: No further development of Book Courier?
>
> I believe that while there are no plans to further develop the Book
Courier
> as it is currently configured, Springer Designed is devoting significant
> time and effort to the next generation BC product.
>
> If you wish to have some say in that effort, I recommend that you let your
> interests be known.
>
> For example, I hope that any future BC designs allow one to work off
regular
> AA alkaline batteries rather than off lithium or computer batteries, as I
> find it much easier to pop in new AA's when needed than to have to plug in
a
> product to charge it. Especially if I am on the road for extended periods
> and I don't have a laptop or access to a desktop.
>
> Brian Miller
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Van Hees" <aedil@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookcourier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 5:11 PM
> Subject: [bookcourier] Re: No further development of Book Courier?
>
>
> > In all fairness to Springer, I guess it is important to note that Katie
> did
> > not say that they were ending support on the BookCourier. So there is
> some
> > hope for future updates, though it would be nice if there could be
> somewhat
> > more information on this (Katie?) since it's a lot of guesswork right
now.
> >
> > I definitely second the requests for (hopefully) getting source code to
> the
> > transfer tool and/or the firmware if Springer does decide to end active
> work
> > on supporting the BookCourier so the commmunity can support itself. I
do
> > hope that we hear from Springer on this, if only for the sake of those
of
> > us who did purchase a BookCourier (and we all know they are quite
> expensive)
> > in the past few months, some even days before Katie's message.
> >
> > Kris
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 07:53:17PM -0400, Dan Rossi wrote:
> > > Karl,
> > >
> > > Actually, the word that there would be no more development on the BC
> came
> > > from Katie from Springer right here on this list. This isn't just a
> > > rumor.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Blue skies.
> > > Dan Rossi
> > > Carnegie Mellon University.
> > > E-Mail: dr25@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Tel: (412) 268-9081
> >
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>
>
>
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