[bookport] Re: new unit proposal
- From: "Rose Combs" <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 20:55:27 -0700
Thanks.
This may come in handy, although, it seems it would be faster to record
a memo, except the quality of the playback is more than poor in my
opinion.
Rose Combs
rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hill
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 7:43 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
Space bars are on the bottom row in the middle. Enter is right key
second row, escape is left. Arrows are between them. Bottom row has
dots 7 at one end and 8 at the other, and goes dot 7, backspace, space,
space, delete, dot 8.
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 19:35:48 -0700, you wrote:
>Speaking of taking notes, I have not tried this, and don't figure it
>will ever be the primary use for the unit, but, although I definitely
>understood the top row of keys, I have some confusion about the next
>two rows, I know there are two space bars and arrow and enter keys but
>where exactly are they? I found reading the appendices in the back of
>the manual seemed to confuse me even more, not hard to do late at night
>after a long week.
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>Rose Combs
>rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hill
>Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:56 AM
>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bookport] Re: new unit proposal
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>It has a note taking feature, no reason that a calculator couldn't be
>done for little to no cost. I bought my bookport to read with, but
>since it can carry my notes file which has all my phone numbers in it,
>it is morphing into a personal information manager, which is great
>since I can't seem to remember a phone number unless I knew it ten
>years ago or dial it half a dozen times a week. A calculator would be
>handy once in a while, once in a while I'm given to coming up with
>complex problems I'd like to solve without driving myself nuts.
>
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>On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:34:28 -0500, you wrote:
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>>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
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>>>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
>>Phone: 409-898-8218
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>says the
>>LORD...
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