[bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
- From: "Richard Ring" <richard.ring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:58:16 -0500
Now, Sandy, you wouldn't misinterpret anything! (smile)
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:30 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
Richard you can download Main Menu as a Podcast from Acb
Radio. Listen to it at your leisure. Then you will know just what
Larry said. You won't be getting our misinterpretations.
At 01:32 PM 3/14/2007, Richard Ring wrote:
>Is there anyone who would be willing to summarize what is new and
>different about the new Bookport? I frankly didn't have time to listen
>to Main Menu, and I probably won't for a while, I am having guests for
>the next ten days.
>So, if someone would simply say something about the new features, that
>would be wonderful.
> From what I've gathered, the unit will be thinner, it will support SD
>cards (so easy to lose) and it will have a rechargeable battery. It
>will still have Doubletalk, and it will recharge from USB.
>I may not even be right about what I've said, but that is what I could
>glean from the comments I read on this list.
>Does anyone else know anything significant about its new features?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAMELA RADER
>Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 1:47 PM
>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
>
>We will continue to support the old one or current Book Port until
parts
>run out. We can't make anymore changes to this one, because we've
>reached the limit on what we can do to it and parts are either being
>obsoleted or too expensive to obtain and would raise the price.
>
>The reason for the Design Change on the battery is that the new Book
>Port will be thinner and regular batteries won't fit into it.
>
>
>
>Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
>American Printing House For The Blind
>1839 Frankfort Ave.
>Louisville, KY 40206
>
>PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307
>
>
> >>> rustys.lists@xxxxxxxxx 03/14/07 11:25AM >>>
>I didn't hear any commentary about how long they would support it,
>just that they would. The deal with APH is that they don't do all the
>fixes themselves.
>When I had to get the USB plug fixed on mine they had to send it back
>to Springer I'm guessing. It wasn't cheap either! I think they
>replaced the board $125.00
>I got the idea that, though there are changes, there are many things
>about the bookport which will be the same. Lary mentioned that the
>footprint is the same size, same keypad. Same speech chip. they're
>choosing a special battery because, Lary said, it works best with
>bookport. It seems like they may be using some of the same internal
>architecture. I don't know that to be the case, but it seems like
>they're sooping up the old BP with things which can be taken advantage
>of in the future.As I understand it, they've run out of internal
>memory for firmware on BP 1. That seems like something which they're
>working on. It seems like SD is being used because CF is getting more
>expensive.
>
>
>So, it seems like they're taking a good thing and just making it
>better, not redesigning it from the ground up.
>
>Rusty
>
>
>On 3/14/07, Robert Acosta <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > But how long will APH support Bookport 1? I understood that they
>would do
> > so as long as they had the parts. Am I correct here?
> > Robert Acosta
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: lana
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:51 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] Re: I wasn't impressed.
> >
> >
> > I'm not so down. Am disapointed they won't have overdrive at
>first. Will
> > wait till they do; otherwise it's too much like what I already have.
> > Consolation for Suzanne.
> > I'm staying openminded on the batteries. The speach isn't a big
>issue. I
> > may still prefer external speakers, but it will be nice not to have
>to mess
> > with headphones when I want to check something quick.
> > I was a lot more impressed with the icon braille than I had
>expected.
> > Let's all wait till the real thing comes out and some of the bugs
>are
> > worked out before becoming supercritics.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Phil Parr
> > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:20 AM
> > Subject: [bookport] I wasn't impressed.
> >
> >
> > Well, I listened to main minue last night on a c b radio and
I
>was
> > singularly disappointed. We will still have that same old speech
>program
> > and, really not much more. Yes a stereo mike and the ability to
>change the
> > recording settings but, I herd nothing about a line in jack.
> > The charging set up will be different but I really don't see
>that as
> > an improvement. With book port one you can get some rechargeable
>double ayes
> > and just change them when you need to. With the new one you half to
>by a
> > proprietary battery from the printing house or leave your computer
on
>while
> > the unit charges. Yes one can plug it in to an a c outlet but, if
>your in an
> > airport that is out of the question.
> > Did I get the wrong impression or is the new one upgradeable
>just
> > like the old one or what.
> > Think I will just limp along with my old one and wait for
book
>port
> > three.
> >
> > Phil Parr.
> >
> >
> >
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Sandy Licht
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