[gps-talkusers] Re: Is BrailleNote GPS going to work with KeySoft 6.1?

Doug,

It is too early to give any definitive answers to your questions. We are 
working on the BrailleNote PK which has Keysoft 6 as well. We expect things 
to run but we don't have any details yet.

Mike
At 07:00 PM 9/1/2004, you wrote:
>Hello Mike and Charles, I am not sure if this question has been asked on
>the list before but I need to know if the BrailleNote GPS software is going
>to work with the new keysoft6.1 and Windows CE 4.2 operating system due to
>be released in the forth quarter of this year. I am currently in the
>process of applying for a grant to purchase this software and I am
>wondering if the software will run reliably on the new KeySoft upgrade. One
>thought which worries me is that Windows CE 4.2 will put a substantially
>greater load on the 133 MHZ processor currently used in the BrailleNote.
>How will this effect the running of the BrailleNote GPS?  I am guessing
>that the software will run much slower under the new operating system. What
>testing have you done to date to determine how the BrailleNote GPS will
>run? From reading posts on this list my understanding is there is a lot of
>calculation done behind the scenes to make the BrailleNote GPS what it is
>today.  I have to say I am not as enthusiastic about this upgrade as I was
>when the announcement of it's coming out was made.  I have done upgrades to
>Windows operating systems on PCS in the past and it has been my experience
>that newer operating systems generally run much slower on the same hardware
>used for the previous operating system. I would welcome your thoughts on my
>questions and comments. I hope I am proven wrong!
>
>Doug

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