No, you're not in a boat by yourself. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cy Selfridge" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 4:40 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Larry's revelations about the Bookport on ACB Radio : Mm, Is there something I am missing? : I have tried this link a couple of times and it gets to about 38% and then I : hear nothing else from it??? : Cy, the now baffled Ancient Okie... : : -----Original Message----- : From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] : On Behalf Of Rusty Perez : Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 4:20 PM : To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : Subject: [bookport] Re: Larry's revelations about the Bookport on ACB Radio : : Here's a link. : : http://blindcooltech.aph.org/info/info37.mp3 : : : Sorry to steel the show's thunder Jeff. I was just as shocked when a friend : told me about this over the weekend. I listened a couple of days ago. : have fun! : : Rusty : : : On 3/9/07, Cy Selfridge <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: : > Man, I *really* wish we had the compressed speech on the Bookport. : > This would sure make listening to the lectures I record on my RCA : > recorder a whole lot better. : > My RCA digital recorder creates an MP3 file which is very handy to : > download and transfer to the Bookport. : > For that matter, I sure wish we could get a digital recorder to : > replace the APH tape job with the speech compression features. : > Cy, the Ancient Okie... : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] : > On Behalf Of Jeff Bishop : > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 3:34 PM : > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : > Subject: [bookport] Re: Larry's revelations about the Bookport on ACB : > Radio : > : > Boy, where are those hiding? : > : > -----Original Message----- : > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] : > On Behalf Of Sandy Licht : > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 2:32 PM : > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : > Subject: [bookport] Re: Larry's revelations about the Bookport on ACB : > Radio : > : > Rusty, you obviously know something Pamela doesn't. I find that odd. : Boy! : > Have you just opened a new can of worms! : > : > At 03:23 PM 3/9/2007, you wrote: : > >I've got the scoop!!! : > >Hi folks, : > >Maybe noone's heard about this, but there is a recording, under the : > >aph podcasts, which does a pretty good job describing the new : > >features in bookport II. : > >Unless they've changed things since November of 2006, they confirm : > >that there will be a rechargible battery which can be removed, a : > >built in speaker, stereo microphone jack, secure digital card slot, : > >and some on board memory. : > >It will play protected wma files, though I don't understand why the : > >transfer software couldn't be made to do this for the original : > >bookport since it asks for passwords for RFBD books and just : > >transcodes them anyway. : > >Bookport II will also use USB 2.0 for faster transfers. : > >It will use the same Doubletalk speech engine, but much was made : > >about the fact that you can send books using a synthesizer of your : choice. : > >It will not have on board speech compression to speed up audio : recordings. : > > : > > : > >Unless there's more, the cat's out of the bag folks. : > >The original bookport will still be supported. : > > : > >I will probably listen to the show, but I don't expect to hear : > >anything : > new. : > > : > >Rusty : > > : > > : > >On 3/9/07, Lois Goodine <al419@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: : > >>You are right. You can listen to the live main menu program with : > >>Larry Skutchan on March 14 at 1:00 Universal time on the mainstream : > >>channel of ACBradio. : > >>Lois Goodine. : > >> : > >> : > > : > >Sandy Licht : > > : > >Jeremiah 29:11 - 14 A . : > >11 For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. "They are : > >plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. : > >12 In those days when you pray, I will listen. 13 If you look for me : > >in earnest, you will find me when you seek me. 14 I will be found by : you," : > >says the Lord. : > : > : > : > -- : > No virus found in this incoming message. : > Checked by AVG Free Edition. : > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: : > 3/9/2007 : > 6:53 PM : > : > : > -- : > No virus found in this outgoing message. : > Checked by AVG Free Edition. : > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: : > 3/9/2007 : > 6:53 PM : > : > : > : > : : -- : No virus found in this incoming message. : Checked by AVG Free Edition. : Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 : 6:53 PM : : : -- : No virus found in this outgoing message. : Checked by AVG Free Edition. : Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/716 - Release Date: 3/9/2007 : 6:53 PM : : : : : : -- : No virus found in this incoming message. : Checked by AVG Free Edition. : Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/710 - Release Date: 3/4/2007 1:58 PM : :