[gps-talkusers] e: Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive

Hi, well, there is the plex-talk and some other smaller less expensive portable CD players available from RFB and elsewhere. If you are a client of the Commission for the Blind or of the Department of Rehab, you could hit them up for one of those. 
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----- Original Message -----
From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:27:08 -0500
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive



thanks lots for your explaination.
Is their such a thing as a portable cd drive? I have daisy 
formatted bbooks
for school. It would be nice to have something so I am not 
stuck at the
computer. The books are both text and audio files so my daisy 
player won't

play them.  Can the braille note play them?
Thanks lots from  a technically chalenged woman.
Rita




----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 9:02 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive
No, thumb drive are solid state mass storage memory devices. 
They have
relatively small memories so far, maybe around four or eight 
gigs.  A
pocket hard drive is a hard disk which stores information on a 
moving disk
magnetically. You can feel it vibrate when you power it up. 
They hold
much more information, from around 60 gig's to 250 or maybe 512 
gigabytes.


----- Original Message -----
From: "rita weyler" <ritaweyler@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 4:17 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive




Are pocket hard drives and thumb drives the same thing?
Rita
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim gammon" <jgammon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 2:43 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive
Right you are. I also don't think the access time would be very 
good.
You'd also have to unzip your maps, well, no, you could use the 
Bks
extention and unzip them to your CF or SD card but why bother 
when you
could just store them on the external hard disk already unzipped 
in
separate folders for the state, province, or country. Also, 
remember
that every card or USB device you have plugged in will shorten 
your
battery run time before you have to recharge the unit. I 
consolidated
the dictionary and GPS 4.0 on one CF card and it works great 
with room

to spare for a few extra maps in an unused maps folder.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bartholomew" <richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:08:08 +0100
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: e: Pocket Hard Drive



One thing for some to bear in mind when looking at hard drives

for storing

maps.



Whilst temporary  storage on a hard drive is fine; for most

people, it is

not practical to actually use those hard-drive-based maps unless

they are

further copied to an SD or CF card.  This is because, obviously,

a hard

drive needs to be plugged into the BN and will protrude a

significant amount

from the case thereby making it a potential accident waiting to

happen when

you're walking around.



Thought it worth mentioning in case overlooked!



Regards



Richard Bartholomew
E-Mail:  richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx



----- Original Message -----
From: "robert stigile" <rstigile@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 1:20 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] e: Pocket Hard Drive




Hello,
The Western Digital drives usually work well with the Bn.
I have a very lightweight drive from Western Digital which is a

250 gb

drive, and it works just fine.
Hth,



Robert Stigile




----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Scialli" <shrink99@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:36:24 -0400
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Pocket Hard Drive



 I've thought about getting a pocket hard drive to use for

transferring maps or other large files to my BN.  Does anyone

have

experience with which brands or models of these work with the

BN's usb

port?

               Peter





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