[bookport] Re: notetaker

  • From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 20:39:01 -0500

Richard:
Two things:
1. The Book Port 2 will be coming. In a sense, it is still on track, just delayed in marketing. It is still being developed. 2. This would require some extra drivers. Not a Book Port programmer, I'm not sure how much room there is for new features. A keyboard driver would take some space. It would also have to include an USB port. Now it has a sub B mini USB port. Of course, we have been told that we will have a standard USB 2.0 port in BP2, but if for some reason in the future, APH decided that they would start updating the current Book Port, this would not, and can not happen. 
I hope this makes some since, and is not just rambling.
Thanks,

Chase
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Fiorello" <richkar1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 9:11 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: notetaker



I suspect you are right but its a shame that a simple small keyboard can't
be connected to the existing usb plug.  There wouldn't be any need to have
both connected at the same time.  Maybe this will be considered if the new
bookport gets back on track.
Richard
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marta Rodriguez" <yerbabruja@xxxxxxxx> 
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 2:19 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: notetaker


Richard, if you notice on the bookport, the only usb outlet that it has is
for connecting it to a cable that is already connected to the usb of a
computer or some other device. That would make connecting it to a keyboard 
impossible, I think.
Marta
----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Fiorello 
 To: bookport
 Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:53 PM
 Subject: [bookport] notetaker


 Hi;
 I have occasionally used it as a notetaker but the key arrangement is
 awkward and for those used to grade two it takes some real concentration
to
 stay with grade 1.  This brings up my next question.  I believe there are
a
 number of very small fold up keyboards.  Is there any way to connect a
 keyboard to the existing bookport?
 Richard

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