I had one of the original tape-based VersaBrailles back in the eighties.
It had a neglegeble, but chronic problem ... I can't even remember what
it was. One day the unit took a tumble off my desk onto the concrete
school floor. The only consequence was a slight scratch on the lid, and
the chronic problem disappeared entirely, never to be seen again.
Bruce
On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 10:29:50 -0500, "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
The sickest I've felt in recent years was the day my wife dropped her
brand
new digital camera from a standing height on the concrete floor of a
picnic
shelter. She'd had the camera less than a month and it survived without
any
damage whatever, although I still don't know how. For those who aren't
necessarily aware of such details, digital cameras; unlike standard 35mm
cameras; ordinarily don't have a neck strap. Well, I contacted the camera
manufacturer after this incident and learned that there actually _is_ an
optional neck strap that absolutely nobody carries and that wasn't even
listed in the manufacturer's official list of accessories.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:34 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: I tried to kill my Bookport
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.
--
Bruce Toews
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