[bookport] Re: NLS Beta Program
- From: "Don Barrett" <donter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:22:28 -0500
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.
">
">
"
"
"
"
Other related posts:
