[bookport] Re: Book Port advantage
- From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 22:33:16 -0500
After 2 3 weeks I've memorized the bookport interface so that's only a short
term problem
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On Behalf Of Otto Zamora
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 8:58 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port advantage
Hello,
Thank you very much for that info, even though I have a BP unit, it is still
nice to hear about the other devices.
Otto
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On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:21 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port advantage
THe book port has features that are specificly for blind people, where as
the book courier is a bit more of a general book reader and mp3 player. I
have both of them, and I think they both have their place. THe book port
does have a braille keyboard that can be used when searching for text or
taking notes. On the other hand, I think the courier's interface is a bit
easier to remember.
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From: "David Chan" <chandtw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 9:33 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port advantage
>
> AFB published an article regarding this on Access World a while back
>
> --David
>
> At 10:33 AM 10/2/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >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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