[bookport] Re: Any hardware revision planned?
- From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:23:00 -0500
I thought the BookPort already allows one to write in computer Braille.
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[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Angie Matney
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:47 AM
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Subject: [bookport] Re: Any hardware revision planned?
Thanks to all at APH for such a great product. When I bought the =
Bookport, I wasn't sure how much I'd use it, so I wasn't sure if I could =
justify the expense.=20
But I now use it more than I use just about any other piece of assistive =
technology.
As far as improvements, I think a volume wheel might be nice. Or, =
barring that, it would be nice if the bookport volume worked the way the =
volume on the old=20
Roadrunner machines did. I have one of the Talking Bible machines, and =
the speech is not interrupted when you turn the volume up or down. I =
think that's a=20
nice touch.
I also think I would prefer to see the second and third braille rows =
switched around, if that's possible. I think it would make it easier to =
enter braille text, and it=20
seems that the bottom row is a good place for arrows, etc. But others =
may disagree.
Speaking of braille mode, the ability to write in computer braille =
would, IMO, make this machine the most versatile thing on the market. =
Maybe writing in grade=20
2 could be achieved one day, but even writing in computer braille would =
expand the functionality exponentially. I think I'd rather see this than =
the ability to=20
speed up audio files (though this would certainly be helpful).
Either way, what I like best about the Bookport is the stability of the =
current features it does have. I know I've sometimes gotten an update =
for a notetaker=20
because of some promising new feature only to find that the new bell or =
whistle only works half the time. So I don't mind waiting for new =
upgrades for the=20
sake of stability.
Angie
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