[bookport] Re: news?

  • From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:30:44 -0400

Hi Ed:

Yes.  We are in the process of developing Book Port 2, but we don't yet have a 
date on when it'll be ready.

If you have kept Automatic Updates turned on, the Transfer program will go out 
and check for updates and notify you, if you are not running the current 
software.  However, if you have disabled that feature, you can go into the 
Options menu, Advanced tab and check both the Web Updates button and the Update 
firmware button and it will check them for you.  BTW:  The latest is 2.3.1 
software and 2.3.0 on firmware.  You can check what you have by connecting your 
Book Port to the PC and use the About button to check both.

Pamela



Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
American Printing House For The Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY  40206

PHONE:  1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307


>>> edmeskys@xxxxxxxxxxxx 04/20/08 03:55PM >>>
Thru my stupidity I have not seen postings on this list since August 06, so
I am really out of the loopon developments. I just saw as an aside in a
message on how to return a bookport for repairs that it is no longer being
made. I bought mine three years ago and have been very happy with it. Has it
been replaced by a new storage/speech device by APH? I vaguely remember
seeing somewhere a mention of a BP model 2. has this happened? I am glad to
see that APH is still supporting it.

I gather the Victor Stream will do everything the BP does, plus download NLS
and RFBD files. So if my BP ever dies I expect I will get a stream.

My wife has to download BookShare for me since she has an XP computer, while
mine is W98SE. Does downloading to the BP check for updates so I have the
latest firmware? If not, what should I do to check.

Thanks, Ed Meskys

Edmund R. Meskys
NIEKAS Publications
National Federation of the Blind of N.H.
Moultonboro Lions Club
edmeskys@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
322 Whittier Hwy
Moultonboro NH 03254-3627
my credo:
Clinton lied, nothing happened
Bush lied, thousands died
and over 3,000 permanently brain injured




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