[duxuser] Re: new member
- From: "Warren Figueiredo" <warrenfigueiredo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:57:47 -0600
And it is hoped that when Duxbury systems does come out with a new braille
production program, that both MegaDots and DBT customers will be offered
similar upgrade packages.
I'd be the first one to toss my old MegaDots if a new program had the
features that I use.
Both old programs are showing signs of wear.
Warren
-----Original Message-----
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of David Holladay
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:19 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: new member
This is a tricky question. MegaDots vs. DBT ...
Having been involved (and very emotionally attached to both platforms), I
would say that the two program are optimized for two different kinds of
work.
DBT is optimized for someone who knows exactly what they want the braille to
do. If the braille does not conform, there is a command there to get it the
way you want (and most efficiently at that). Check out the details at
http://www.duxburysystems.com/dbt.asp?product=DBT%20Win
MegaDots is designed to automate many time consuming tasks related to
textbook production. There are issues relating to the whole DOS vs. Windows
thing, but MegaDots still works quite well in the Windows platform.
MegaDots 2.3 includes the embossing code from DBT to be able to access
"Windows only" embossers from within MegaDots. However, there are some
"Windows only" inkprint printers that cannot be run from within MegaDots
(mostly inexpensive proprietary inkjet printers).
Did I mention that MegaDots 2.3 has just been released, the first new
version of MegaDots since 2002? Check out the information at
http://www.duxburysystems.com/megadots.asp
The flexibility and the depth of DBT cannot be matched. The automation of
MegaDots is amazing. It is just too bad that we cannot figure out a way to
glue the CD-ROMs for these products together to make a "best of" package.
With my luck, I would probably just end up with a "worst of" combination.
Seriously, the best way to address the "which shall I pick" issue is to find
out if one of the packages has an absolutely "must have" feature that the
other does not have. If not, pick the one used by friendly people in your
area, so you can help each other learn new tricks for your braille software.
-- David Holladay, part of the development teams for MegaDots and DBT
At 09:32 PM 3/31/2006, you wrote:
> I'm new to the list and am contemplating buying either DBT or
> Megadots. Based on the website descriptions, I can't really decide
> which one might be better. Well, they're probably both good, but I
> don't really know what the differences are.
>
>If anyone is familiar with both, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Or,
>if you really like or dislike one, I'd like to hear that, too.
>
>Jean
>
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