[bookport] Book Port advantage
- From: "Joni Colver" <joni.colver@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Book Port" <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 10:33:06 -0500
David Bennett asked about a comparison between the Book Port and Book
Courier. Having never seen a Courier, I can't offer a comparison. But, one
advantage I can point out that the Book Port possesses is the Braille
keyboard. I don't know if you read about this or not David. If the unit is
turned 90 degrees the eighteen keys turn into a Braille keyboard. You can
type in words or phrases to search for in text files. You can also use the
unit for a note taker. It is an ingenious idea and for a person who knows
Braille might be considered an advantage for the Port when compared to the
Courier.
Joni
Original Message:
I'm new to this list, so the question I'm going to ask may well have been
cussed and discussed a dozen times already, but here goes:
About two months ago I purchased a Book Courier; then, almost before I'd
unpacked the new unit I happened to read about the Book Port and its
advanced features, especially the transfer protocols and unparalleled
performance in general. I know that the two devices utilize the same speech
synthesizer and support most of the same file formats, and the price is
similar though not identical. My question, of course, is this: have any of
you had an opportunity to systematically compare these products? I would be
quite interested to learn about your experiences and the impressions you've
derived. Interestingly, I joined the Book Courier user group at the same
time I joined this one, and have received no postings at all. My feeling is
that Book Courier was fine until it was essentially transformed into Book
Port, but that its appeal is now on the wane. Would this be an accurate
summation?
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