[bookport] Re: NLS Beta Program
- From: "Don Barrett" <donter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 12:42:53 -0500
No; special cartridges. The SD cards are only being used for the beta
program.
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"[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Tanner
"Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 12:01 AM
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"Subject: [bookport] Re: NLS Beta Program
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"If I understood correctly the new NLS unit will use SD cards.
"Is this correct?
"
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"----- Original Message -----
"From: "Kitty Litter" <n8kl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
"To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
"Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 7:03 AM
"Subject: [bookport] Re: NLS Beta Program
"
"
": 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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