No we wouldn't get rid of the CD's just add the option to get the maps on DVD's if one prefers them instead. This is all hypothetical at this time. Mike and I need to discuss this and see if we can offer both a CD option as well as a DVD option. Charles. At 09:16 AM 7/11/2004, you wrote: >Charles: > >The majority of us do not have DVD players unless we got a new drive or >system recently. For my sake at least, I hope the CD is not going the way >of the 8 track player. Most of us that will be using the Sendero GPS system >are blind or visually impaired and do not need the video capability of a >DVD. Besides, since all the maps will not fit on the Braille Note at one >time anyway and we put them on the hard drive to download to the Braille >Note when we need them, the CD's get taken out only if we need to restore to >the hard drive. > >Rich Irwin >rich.irwin@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rich.irwin@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >-----Original Message----- >From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Charles La >Pierre >Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:58 AM >To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Some questions about the new version > > >Hello Todd, > >I agree with you we should probably offer the CD bundle as a DVD option for >those users who have a DVD drive. Mike experimented with creating some >DVD's for the Beta users and it didn't do so well, I think Mike recorded >them in a format which would only work on his DVD. In any case we will >look into this as an option. Unfortunately the 8 CD's wouldn't quite fit >onto a single DVD which made it less attractive, but 2 DVD's are better >environmentally than 8 CD's. I will discuss this with Mike. > >Charles. > >At 01:57 AM 7/11/2004, you wrote: > >Hello, Mike M.! > > > >Thank you for being very well-detailed on what you have said shown > >below. That helps us better understand what it is all about. > > > >I should like to suggest something. What is it, eh? What about replacing > >the CDs with DVDs? That would mean less bulk. How? We have eight CDs > >now, but if we replaced them with DVDs, we would have say two or three, > >depending upon how much space the maps take. I think it is something that > >will do better for Sendero. What do y'all think? > > > >Todd > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >From: Michael May <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 08:14:09 -0700 > > >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Some questions about the new version > > > > >Let me address several questions posed in recent emails. > > > > >The first batch of Version 3s are shipping today. Hey, they even have > > >Braille labels on them this time. You get a folder with 8 map CDs and a > > >paper envelope with a CD containing the POIs, document files and the >30-day > > >full Version. Within 2 weeks, you will get your serialized version by > > >email. We will get it to you before leaving for Hawaii Mary Ellen. If > > >anyone has trouble copying maps to a Compact Flash card, you can always > > >send me the card and we will do it. You really want to do this from a PC >or > > >laptop and not from one card to another on the BN. > > > > >Make sure and Read the ReadMe file and the manual too if you want the > > >entire scoop. > > > > > > >Mike > > > > >At 07:55 AM 7/9/2004, you wrote: > > >>Hi, guys. I have a couple of questions about GPS 3, since I know it's > > >>starting to ship. Are we getting the version on the CD's themselves, >along > > >>with the maps and POI, or will the CD's just have the maps and POI and >the > > >>version 3 will be emailed to us? Will we be getting the serialized > > >>version, or is it just the 30-day trial version at this point? Not sure >if > > >>those who said they got an email saying theirs had been shipped have > > >>received them, or if just Mike can answer this, but thought I'd toss it > > >>out, since this list is entirely too quiet. <grin > > > > >>Peggy > > > > > > > > >>mailto:kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >>http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac > > >>MSN Messenger kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > >Michael G. May > > > > >CEO Sendero Group > > > > >Developers and distributors of BrailleNote GPS > > >Now distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Miniguide, The Tissot Silen-T > > >tactile watch and the ID Mate, bar code reader > > > > >MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >http://www.SenderoGroup.com > > > > >(530) 757-6800, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007 > > >Sendero Group, LLC > > >1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA > > > > >Latitude, 38 33 9.239 North > > >Longitude, 121 45 40.145 West > >Charles M. La Pierre CTO >Sendero Group, LLC > >Lat. 37 15' 25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W Charles M. La Pierre CTO Sendero Group, LLC Lat. 37 15' 25" N Lon: 121 53' 04" W