[icon-discuss] Re: Docking for the Braille plus
- From: Chase Crispin <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:32:59 -0500
Hi,
I was just telling you what I have been told by Marc in the online trainings.
I can wait, but I was
trying to make others understand.
On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:28:41 -0500, michael d. barber wrote:
>Chase: i understand your impatience for the docking stattion, but i think you
>jneed to realize things aren't always as simple as they seem. you're too
>young
>to have had the business experience some of us on this list have had and you
>don't realize the complexities that can occur which can delay things. For
>instance, i do know there were things which happened that delayed the docking
>station much longer than Mark would have liked. I saw the Icon 3 years ago at
>the CSUN show, 2 years before it finally came on the market. Even then they
>were planning for a docking station. levelstar is a small business, so things
>just take time.
>I truly believe there's more to it than just the plastic piece you mention. i
>frankly believe an exgttended discussion where people will whine about the
>docking station for the Braille plus not being available yet is unproductive
>and will cause me and others to exercise the Delete key quite frequently.
>please be patient.
>
>michael D. barber
>On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:05:43 -0500, Chase Crispin wrote:
>
>
>>We have all been told many many times. All that has to be changed is one
>>plastic peace. What is
>>different in the firmware? Icon and Braille Plus are the same besides the
>>braille keyboard on the
>>BP. Would anyone else want to discuss this?
>>On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:58:44 -0400, Steve Dresser wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Chase,
>>>
>>>There's more to the process than just changing the shape of the case.
>>>Though similar to the Icon in many respects, the Braille+ is still different
>>>enough to require a different docking station design, both in hardware and
>>>firmware. I know summer can seem pretty long, but it goes by pretty
>>>quickly. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Chase Crispin" <chase.crispin@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 21:32
>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Docking for the Braille plus
>>>
>>>
>>>We have heard this summer; If you think about it, fall is quite a long
>>>time, to make one plastic peace just
>>>a little bit wider.
>>>On Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:27:33 -0400, Steve Dresser wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Do step=children drool? I heard there would be a docking station for the
>>>>Braille+ some time next fall. However, that's not official.
>>>>
>>>>Steve
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "Crystal French" <raincrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>To: <icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Sent: Friday, June 06, 2008 16:49
>>>>Subject: [icon-discuss] Re: Docking for the Braille plus
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I just listened to Jenny's podcast on the docking station.
>>>>>
>>>>>Oh, oh, oh, I want one.
>>>>>
>>>>>I guess Braille Plus users are going to have to stand back like step
>>>>>children and drool. <big grin>
>>>>>
>>>>>C'mon, APH! We're all lined up and waiting!
>>>>>
>>>>>Crystal
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>>>>>For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille
>>>>>+, Visit
>>>>>the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages:
>>>>>Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at
>>>>>http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php
>>>>>Visit the APH FAQ page at
>>>>>http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille
>>>>+,
>>>>Visit
>>>>the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages:
>>>>Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at
>>>>http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php
>>>>Visit the APH FAQ page at
>>>>http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html
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>>>For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and Braille +,
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>>>http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php
>>>Visit the APH FAQ page at
>>>http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html
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