Wow, I guess I didn't realize that it would require that small amount of code. Then I say that it would be a good thing. Just don't expect me to understand how to do the trig. But it would be great for those who need it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 6:34 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : It wouldn't take any more processing power to add scientific functions along : with the basic ones to the bp calculator. Just have it in Braille mode like : the bns calculator commands were. Since any process any cpu does in math it : hardly requires any real power, and writing the code for a calculator : wouldn't be that difficult. Someone could write code to calculate the 6 : basic trig functions in 100 lines of code or less. : : -----Original Message----- : From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] : On Behalf Of Tyler Wood : Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 2:17 PM : To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : : That's a lot, considering the processor power of the BP. Who knows, for : those features may very well be added some day. : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "David Tanner" <david-tanner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> : To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:40 PM : Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : : : > Well, I guess I would like a bananna split. Actually, what I think would : > be nice would be to add Grade 2 support to the notetaker, put in a simple : > calendar and calculator. Now, for clarity sake, I am not talking a : > scientific calculator, I mean a calculator I could use to calculate simple : : > things that would only include add, subtract, multiiply, and devide. : > : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Josh Kennedy" <jkenn337@xxxxxxxxxxxx> : > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 12:05 PM : > Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : > : > : > : ok. I understand now. I still plan to get a bookport as soon as : > possible, so : > : I can read books and play mp3s and record and take text notes. : > : : > : Josh : > : : > : ----- Original Message ----- : > : From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:57 AM : > : Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : > : : > : : > : > Josh, : > : > : > : > I don't know why no one, especially from APH, hasn't addressed this. : > : > Perhaps there is a good reason not to, so I apologize if I'm stepping : > out : > : > of bounds here. I also apologize for expounding on this longwinded : > and : > : > pointless thread, but I feel there is one point which has been : > neglected : > : > and should be addressed. : > : > : > : > The "1992/1993 Braille 'n Speak technology" of which you speak is : > : > completely irrelevant to the BookPort. The two devices were designed : > : > entirely differently, with different functionality in mind. I think : > the : > : > main reason the BookPort isn't a Braille 'n Speak, or an equivalent : > : > thereof, is because of it's very small amount of firmware. If I : > remember : > : > correctly, the BookPort only has a few hundred K for storing and : > : > manipulating the firmware. This is because it doesn't need a whole : > lot to : > : > handle text files and MP3s. The BNS contains quite a bit more memory, : : > and : > : > possibly a faster processor. There simply isn't enough room to turn : > the : > : > BP into a BNS. Besides, the BNS, while handy for reading, was : > originally : > : > designed as a notetaker, and does its best work as a notetaker. The : > : > BookPort, on the other hand, was designed to read books, hence the : > name, : > : > and the notetaker was a nice little add-on which APH generously : > provided. : > : > I don't know how they got it in there, and I'm very impresse : > : > d that it works as well as it does. I'll feel the same about a : > : > calculator, when and if it comes along. : > : > : > : > In order to turn a Book Port into the equivalent of a BNS, you would : > need : > : > a whole new board, with more storage space for firmware, and a faster : > : > processor. We would all have to send our BookPorts back to APH for : > : > upgrades--sounds like a certain PDA manufacturer, doesn't it?--and I : > won't : > : > be doing that any time soon. For one thing, I can't imagine sending : > my BP : > : > away and living without it for however long it would take to upgrade : > it, : > : > and second, spending more money on top of what the unit already costs. : > : > Most BP owners I know of found the current price just barely : > affordable, : > : > and a price hike, like that which would become inevitable were the BP : > : > turned into a BNS equivalent, would push it right out of a lot of : > : > peoples' budgets. : > : > : > : > So, what I'm trying to say, is that you are taking a perfectly : > delicious : > : > orange, and asking it to be a banana, or maybe even a cucumber. : > <Smile> : > : > Both foods have there values and uses, they both have the right to : > exist, : > : > and anything anyone can do to further perfect either should be : > : > appreciated, but they can't be substituted for each other, unless : > someone : > : > has some very interesting tastes. <Smile> Oranges make the best : > Orange : > : > Juliuses, and cucumbers do great things for a green salad. But can : > you : > : > imagine a hybrid? Yikes! : > : > : > : > Just three and a half cents from a happy owner of a BP, and a former : > BNS : > : > user. : > : > : > : > Sarah : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : > -----Original Message----- : > : > From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : > : > [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy : > : > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 8:44 PM : > : > To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : > : > Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : > : > : > : > : > : > yep, another reason why we should implement some of that 1993 braille : > n : > : > speak technology in there. : > : > : > : > Josh : > : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > : > From: "Wstephan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wstephan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 9:07 PM : > : > Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : > : > : > : > : > : >> Certainly yes, size is an issue, but over and above that, it's : > entirely : > : >> possible to use a Bookport while walking, or doing any number of : > other : > : >> things. A Pac mate doesn't lend itself very well to being used under : > : >> many : > : >> conditions, especially where inclement weather is a factor. : > : >> : > : >> : > : >> Bill Stephan : > : >> Kansas City, MO : > : >> (816)803-2469 : > : >> Email: Wstephan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : > : >> : > : >> : > : >> -----Original Message----- : > : >> .From: "Josh Kennedy"<jkenn337@xxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : >> .Sent: 11/10/05 7:24:05 PM : > : >> .To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : >> .Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : > : >> . : > : >> .but if you have a pacmate or pda then why have a bookport? : > : >> .Well a bookport is smaller, guess it's all personal preference. : > : >> . : > : >> . : > : >> .Josh : > : >> . : > : >> .----- Original Message ----- : > : >> .From: "Wstephan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wstephan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : >> .To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : >> .Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 7:23 PM : > : >> .Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : > : >> . : > : >> . : > : >> .> Well, my suggestion is a bit different. : > : >> .> : > : >> .> I'd like for someone to develop transfer software that could run : > on a : > : >> Pac : > : >> .> Mate. Bill Stephan : > : >> .> Kansas City, MO : > : >> .> (816)803-2469 : > : >> .> Email: Wstephan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : > : >> .> : > : >> .> : > : >> .> S -----Original Message----- : > : >> .> .From: "DanFlasar@xxxxxxx"<DanFlasar@xxxxxxx> : > : >> .> .Sent: 11/10/05 2:34:08 PM : > : >> .> .To: "bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> : > : >> .> .Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport suggestion : > : >> .> . : > : >> .> .I'll have to agree with Dave here. I love my Bookport - it's : > : >> versatility : > : >> .> .keeps showing up in unexpected ways. I was working out yesterday : : > on : > : >> a : > : >> .> treadmill : > : >> .> .when the I finished the book I was reading ("Vancouver" - : > available : > : >> from : > : >> .> .Bookshare - a Mitchener-esque history of the city of Vancouver - : > : >> .> excellent!). : > : >> .> .Instead of having to change a tape (assuming I'd had the : > foresight : > : >> to : > : >> .> include : > : >> .> .a tape for another book or magazine, I just went to the index : > and : > : >> chose : > : >> .> from : > : >> .> .among 20 other books I'd downloaded from Bookshare. I chose "Me : > : >> Talk : > : >> .> Pretty : > : >> .> .One Day" by David Sedaris. It's like having a little library : > with : > : >> me : > : >> .> at all : > : >> .> .times. : > : >> .> . I have a Parrot Voicemate as a PDA which works fine for me. : > I'm : > : >> .> fine : > : >> .> .with the Bookport providing the functions it does. I see it as : > a : > : >> .> portable : > : >> .> .reading machine. I'd love to have better voice capabilities, : > and I : > : >> do : > : >> .> get a : > : >> .> .little annoyed at hearing St. Louis pronounced as Street Louis, : > but : > : >> I : > : >> .> get what it : > : >> .> .means. If anything, I'd like to see it take on some Kurzweil : > : >> .> .characteristics. For example, I'd like to have a dictionary : > : >> on-board, : > : >> .> which could be : > : >> .> .automatically cross-referenced to a book I'm reading. : > : >> .> . For example, if I heard a word that I'm not familiar with, : > I'd : > : >> like : > : >> .> to : > : >> .> .be able to key to the word, hit a key combo and get a definition : : > for : > : >> it. : > : >> .> . Not asking for much, am I? : > : >> .> .Dan : > : >> .> . : > : >> .> . : > : >> .> : > : >> .> : > : >> . : > : >> . : > : >> : > : >> : > : > : > : > : > : > : > : : > : : > : > : > : > -- : > No virus found in this incoming message. : > Checked by AVG Free Edition. : > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.2/170 - Release Date: 15/11/2005 : > : > : : :