[bookport] Re: NLS Beta Program

  • From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 23:02:45 -0600

Well, thank you for answering the question I just wrote a question about.  You 
must be a mind reader!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Barrett" <donter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:22 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: NLS Beta Program


: Humanware sells a special version of the Victor Classic Plus to take SD
: cards not compact flash cards. 
: 
: "-----Original Message-----
: "From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
: "[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephen Belbin
: "Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 8:20 AM
: "To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: "Subject: [bookport] Re: NLS Beta Program
: "
: "Hi All,
: "
: "Just a quick question?did I hear right,does the Victor 
: "Classice have the ability to take a CF-flash card? Is this as 
: "well as the CD opption or do you have to get a special version 
: "of the Victor Classic?
: "
: "Cheers
: "
: "Steve...
: "
: "
: "At 12:03 AM 11/5/2006, you wrote:
: ">Well, since I am also in the NLS pilot test program and I am kind of 
: ">bored I will put in my two cents.
: ">The NLS design for downloaded books is very good. Each book is 
: ">distributed in a zip file which gets unzipped to a flashcard 
: "which gets 
: ">put in to the victor classic player which has the firmware loaded to 
: ">play the NLS books. All books are daisy books which gives chapter and 
: ">heading navigation.
: ">It would certainly be possible to rewrite the transfer program to put 
: ">an NLS book on the book port as books from RFB&D are done now.
: ">They are encrypted in such a way that only your particular pook port 
: ">would play them. The only question then is would it make 
: "sense for APH 
: ">to do that for a unit that is really obsolete. It would sure be nice 
: ">for the users if they did but that is a management and political 
: ">decision they have apparently already made.
: ">I think people will be very happy with the new NLS machines 
: "compared to 
: ">cassettes. The only thing I wonder about is if Congress is 
: "going to put 
: ">it in the budget.
: ">
: ">
: "
: "
: "
: "
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