[bookport] Re: Just chedck the website
- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:25:13 -0400
But David's point isn't for those who update, but for a brand new buyer who
receives their BP following an update when a new version of the tape manual
isn't released. Personally, I wouldn't want to see two tapes and I don't
think that my primary objection/concern about cost would be addressed in any
way by adding a new features tape to update the tape manual.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russ & Valerie" <valruss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 3:54 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Just chedck the website
There is a new feature file that accompanies the updates automatically; just
look in the BP manual folder.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, 23 April, 2006 15 26
Subject: [bookport] Re: Just chedck the website
>I suppose, but if the manual isn't updated when there is a actual new
>release then what about a new features tape? After all, if the person is
>truely a new user then they should have some simple way to access the new
>features information shouldn't they?
>
> Actually, I am not sure I know what the newest version of the manual is
> that is on tape. So, maybe it would be good to know that for we talk
> about whether there needs to be a new tape manual or not anyway. If the
> newest version of the manual is version 2.0 then perhaps a new features
> tape would be the way to go.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:04 AM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Just chedck the website
>
>
> : Dave -
> :
> : I don't think that the real issue is so much the reading of the manual
> (in
> : fact, isn't it already read using synthetic speech?), but the production
> of
> : the cassettes. I know that APH has all the necessary cassette production
> : facilities, but I would suspect that runs of the manual would be fairly
> : small between versions if a new version were to be put out with every
> change
> : in the firmware or transfer software and this is where I see it being
> : economically impractical.
> :
> : ----- Original Message -----
> : From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 8:32 PM
> : Subject: [bookport] Re: Just chedck the website
> :
> :
> : Given the quality of synthetic speech today is there any real good
> reason
> : the manual couldn't be read onto tape using one of the following ways.
> :
> : 1. Take the manual file into Kurzweil1000 and have Kurxzweil1000
> sconvert it
> : to a MP3 file.
> :
> : Once you have the MP3 file it should be easy enough to attach a recorder
> to
> : a computer and play back the MP3 into the recorder to make the audio
> : cassettes. Oh yes, the MP3 file can be broken into files of the right
> time
> : for the tape using Studio Recorder.
> :
> : Actually, at the same time it would be nice to make an audio CD also.
> :
> : 2. Put the manual on the computer, attach the Book Port, use the Book
> Port
> : Transfer Software to copy an audio copy to a memory card in the BP. Now
> : that you have the audio in the BP you could attach a tape recorder to
> the
> : BP, set the sleep timer to run for a minute shorter time than the length
> of
> : the tape per side. Then you should be able to record the whole manual
> onto
> : a tape rather quickly.
> :
> : Finally, Take the audio tape you just made and place tone indexes using
> one
> : of the desktop cassette machines that APH sells. Now, duplication is
> all
> : that is left.
> :
> : My guess is that either process would yield an audio cassette version of
> the
> : manual in less than 1 day.
> :
> :
> :
> : ----- Original Message -----
> : From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> : To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> : Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2006 12:37 PM
> : Subject: [bookport] Re: Just chedck the website
> :
> :
> :: Dave -
> ::
> :: Ideally, that's a good idea, but it ignores the dual realities of
> ongoing
> :: development on the one hand and cost on the other. I doubt that it's
> :: economically practical to reissue the cassette version of the manual
> every
> :: time new releases of the firmware and software are made public. The
> : cassette
> :: manual should include some kind of disclaimer that its contents are
> : accurate
> :: as of such-and-such a date and that there may be new features that are
> :: documented in the What's New and online help that are accessed from the
> :: Bookport Transfer menu on the Start Menu under Programs.
> ::
> :: ----- Original Message -----
> :: From: "David Allen" <wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> :: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> :: Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 9:23 PM
> :: Subject: [bookport] Re: Just chedck the website
> ::
> ::
> :: Hi Kitty litter and list:
> ::
> :: I agree completely. The audio cassette should be in sync with the
> manual
> :: that is on the unit.
> ::
> :: Cheers,
> :: Dave
> :: ----- Original Message -----
> :: From: "Kitty Litter" <n8kl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> :: To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> :: Sent: Friday, April 21, 2006 11:54 PM
> :: Subject: [bookport] Re: Just chedck the website
> ::
> ::
> :: > I'm sure the reasons for including or not including such things in
> the
> :: > manual are political. I would suggest however that if audio cassettes
> of
> :: > the manual are sent out with new bookports that they be in sync with
> the
> :: > text manuals.
> :: >
> :: >
> ::
> ::
> ::
> ::
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