[bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware

  • From: "Mark Lee" <lee.mark@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 22:56:57 -0500

Hi list.
As far as using eloquence as the speech synthesizer, it would definitely 
take up more rom and processor power.  Double Talk is not a bad synthesizer, 
especially if you get use to it.  Another question is, how would adding 
eloquence to the BP affect battery comsumption?

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff - The Ultra Guy" <Jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:14 PM
Subject: [bookport] Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware


> In a message posted to this list, Larry indicated that a hardware
> upgrade is being seriously considered.  If this is the case, is there
> any chance that this upgrade can include the use of Eloquence as the
> speech synthesizer?
>
> Regarding firmware upgrades, do I understand correctly that any
> firmware upgrades will be performed automatically when the Book Port
> is connected to the PC, or does one have to take some sort of action
> to make the firmware upgrade?  Whenever I connect the Book Port, I
> hear the word  "firmware" spoken, but I never see any indication that
> firmware is being updated or is needing to be updated.  I've only had
> my Book Port for a couple of months, so perhaps there have been no
> updates during that time, but I would like to know what to expect.
>
> Jeff
>
> 


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