[bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
- From: "Otto Zamora" <8zamora@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 20:17:35 -0400
Hello,
I hope so, I would not like to think that I just spent the money on a model
which will be obsolete in a few months.
Otto
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:43 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
I take it then that the current design will continue to be manufactured for
a while?
----- Original Message -----
From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 7:15 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Upgrades: Hardware and Firmware
> I doubt we can offer Eloquence for $50, since it looks like we will be
> paying around that on a per unit license, even before doing any hardware
> and software modifications.
>
> At this time, it does not look feasible to be able to offer an unit
> with more than one synthesizer in it. Of course, this could change as
> we learn more.
>
> I just do not have enough information to be able to answer the question
> of upgrading current units to a different synthisizer. After all, we do
> not even know yet if we will be offering a different synthesizer.
>
>
>
> >>> wd8ldy@xxxxxxxxxx Thursday, April 14, 2005 6:28:12 AM >>>
> Hi Larry and list!
>
> Sarah has given the best description of the Keynote's voice that I ever
>
> heard. A little plastic guy is exactly what it sounds like to me. I am
>
> pleased I managed to get my bookport while you were using a reasonably
>
> understandable synthesiser. That is strictly my opinion. Below is the
> sum of
> my experience with others' use of different synthesisers.
>
> DEC-talk is OK, but I have found a fair number of people who have found
> it
> difficult to understand. These same people also dislike Doubletalk for
> the
> same reason. But all have found Eloquence to be the kind of improvement
> they
> required. This is my experience in a country that used to use a lot of
>
> Keynotes.
>
> I realise it may be early for you to have any definitive figures, but I
>
> would like to ask a couple questions. If you should decide that you
> want to
> offer another synthesiser in Bookport, and I do not believe this is
> needed
> nor waranted, could it be retrofitted into the case of current units?
> If so,
> what would the cost be expected to be? Would it be possible to
> accommodate
> two synthesisers that could be switched in the settings menu or would
> we
> have to forfeit what we have in order to gain the other?
>
> I would be willing to pay a small amount, say $50, if you could add
> Eloquence to my unit. But I would hope that it could be added without
> having
> to physically send the Bookport in. There have been a number of
> problems
> here when people have sent equipment overseas for repairs. When the
> equipment is returned, Customs have been known to charge duties as if
> it was
> a new product. I would not want to chance experiencing this, nor would
> I
> want to see others unnecessarily charged. For that reason, I think you
>
> should try to make whatever you do decide to use deliverable on line.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave
>
>
>
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