But with the Braille & Speak, the serial ports were junk! In all reverence I say, thank God for the Bookport!
At 11:34 PM 3/1/2007, you wrote:
Well, I have to say I have never been quite that hard on my Book Port, but I will admit it has hit the floor more than once, and I think the only access technology hardware that I have ever seen that would take as much abuse as the Book Port was the old Braille 'N Speaks. I had a BNS Classic that got plenty of abuse and kept right on working, and a BNS 640 that got droped hard enough to crack the bottom of the unit, but it still works.Now, let us hope the new Book Port will be just as tough and sturdy as the current model.----- Original Message ----- From: "Clarence Whaley" <clarence.whaley@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 4:32 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: I tried to kill my Bookport : Richard, so much for getting near you at conventions or in IA in the : future. Sounds like you are an accident waiting to : happen. <smile> Glad things are working and that the BP : survived. However, I'll leave mine in another room the next time I'm : in your area! : : : : At 11:21 AM 3/2/2007 +1300, you wrote: : >Hi Richard and list! : > : >You are indeed one lucky man! : > : >I wonder if Bookport is actually being made by Timex. *lol* : > : >Cheers, : >Dave : >----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Ring" : ><richard.ring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> : >To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : >Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 10:48 AM : >Subject: [bookport] I tried to kill my Bookport : > : > : >>Hello: : >>The subject line is misleading, but when you read the message you will : >>appreciate how fortunate I believe I have been. : >>Last Thursday, I brought my Bookport to work. I wanted to show it to : >>one of my students. I was attempting to hold three or four things at : >>once, when suddenly gravity exerted its mastery. The Bookport and I : >>rediscovered that gravity is not just a good idea, it's the law. The : >>bookport cracked into the hard tile floor, the batteries went one way, : >>the battery cover went the other way. I scrambled around and recovered : >>everything. I noticed that there was a small sliver of plastic broken : >>off of the bottom of the unit. I replaced the batteries, restored my : >>settings, and my Bookport functioned just as it should. That was : >>fortunate. However, now for the truly amazing part. : >>I was carrying a carafe of coffee in one hand, and a full cup of the : >>same wonderful brew in the other. I somehow managed to slosh some : >>coffee into my shirt pocket, where resided my Bookport. I immediately : >>put everything down, opened the unit, and removed the batteries. They : >>were wet, and I was fairly sure that this was the end of my Bookport. : >>Because I have the patience of a five year old at a birthday party, : >>about ten minutes later, I tried the machine. It stuttered, and made a : >>high whining noise. Could this be the death rattle? I then placed the : >>open Bookport in a warm dry place. After about an hour I reinserted the : >>batteries. Nothing happened. I tried again, and got that most : >>welcoming of messages. "Defaults restored"! : >>To make this long story short, a few of the keys didn't seem to be : >>functioning correctly. After inserting my 4 gig card, I performed a : >>couple of resets. And, all has been fine ever since. To say I'm : >>fortunate is an understatement. To me, the Bookport is the best thing : >>since Talking Books, and I would sorely miss the device if it were to be : >>taken from me, especially because of my own folly. : >>Perhaps in writing this, I'll be charged with Bookport abuse, but I am : >>so glad my unit is working correctly that I'll gladly confess to : >>anything! : >>(smile) : >> : : : : : -- : Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. : Checked by AVG Free Edition.: Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.18.1/690 - Release Date: 2/16/2007 2:25 PM: : -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/707 - Release Date: 3/1/2007 2:43 PM
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