But everyone's desires are different. One thing which I learned after
submitting my wish list a few weeks ago was this. Most people who objected
to the wish list also had "just one thing" that they would like to see
added, something near and dear to them that they felt the BP really should
include. But each one's "near and dear" thing was different, and if you
added them all up, you wound up with a list much longer than mine. The
point is that we all have our ideas about what we would like to see in the
BP. Personally, I think the biggest issue for me would be to find a way of
speeding up getting material to the unit. For the next person, it might be
something completely different. But just because I personally have no need
for a calculator, doesn't minimalize the feelings of someone who wants it,
just as the lack of a notetaker doesn't make the Book Courier a better
machine.
Bruce --
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On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Robert Carter wrote:
Hi All,
My only objection to a calculator is that I would rather see the Book Port developers use their limited time and resources developing things that are unique to the Book Port.
Robert Carter
At 10:46 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote:I don't think the resources issue is very important anymore. I use a dec express but that's because I like the sound of it over the access 32 which comes with windoweyes. Five years ago this was a real issue, as somebody always looking for more speed, I don't even buy it anymore.
On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:55:41 -0500, you wrote:
> Hardware synthesizers will never outlive their usefulness for one
> unescapable reason; software speech always takes resources away from the
> computer, whereas hardware synths can do their own speech processing
> internally.
> > -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Chris Hill
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 8:49 AM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
> > I like the calculator idea. I think the synthesizer idea has outlived
> its usefulness with all the speech programs I know of installing their
> own software speech these days.
> > > On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:22:13 -0500, you wrote:
> > > Think of how much more useful the unit could be. I know doubletalk > > would
> > probably charge money for the synth option, but it could all be done in
> > firmware, maybe there could be a special firmware users would have to > > pay
> > for if they wanted the synth.
> > The calculator I think should be more considered, it would hardly take > > any
> > extra space nor time to develop at least a simple one; and we all could > > use
> > a calculator now and then.
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of David Allen
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:57 AM
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
> > > > Hi Kevin and list:
> > > > Yes, both have been thought of. Neither is justified in the context of > > a
> > portable device whose reason for being is to read books. If you still > > need
> a
> > > > USB synthesiser, it is available as the Tripple talk.
> > > > Cheers,
> > Dave
> > > > > >
