[bookport] Re: new unit proposal
- From: "Walt Smith" <ka3agm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:47:54 -0400
> Reasons for not including features should only be related to additional
> cost or resources or increase
> of size,
I totally and fundamentally take exception to this statement. The sole
criterion should be the immediate or potential affect of any changes on the
device's primary function as a reading system. Anything that takes away from
this, either in terms of development effort or the BP's size and capacity
are not welcome and do not represent an improvement.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:52 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
If the bookport had a even basic calculator though you wouldn't have to
carry one with you along with the bookport. Reasons for not including
features should only be related to additional cost or resources or increase
of size, of which the calculator would have no effect on any of these.
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Sandy Licht
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:34 AM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
This is my opinion, and I'm not putting anyone down for thinking
differently. I don't like the calculator idea at all. Talking calculators
are relatively inexpensive.
At 08:48 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote:
>I like the calculator idea. I think the synthesizer idea has outlived
>its usefulness with all the speech programs I know of installing their
>own software speech these days.
>
>
>On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:22:13 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Think of how much more useful the unit could be. I know doubletalk would
> >probably charge money for the synth option, but it could all be done in
> >firmware, maybe there could be a special firmware users would have to pay
> >for if they wanted the synth.
> >The calculator I think should be more considered, it would hardly take
any
> >extra space nor time to develop at least a simple one; and we all could
use
> >a calculator now and then.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> >On Behalf Of David Allen
> >Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 5:57 AM
> >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
> >
> >Hi Kevin and list:
> >
> >Yes, both have been thought of. Neither is justified in the context of a
> >portable device whose reason for being is to read books. If you still
need a
> >
> >USB synthesiser, it is available as the Tripple talk.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Dave
> >
> >
Sandy Licht
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