[duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
- From: Daveed Mandell <daveed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:50:46 -0800 (PST)
What's its price? Our small Center for the Blind in Berkeley, CA, badly
needs a production type embosser--and is it strictly tractor-fed?
Thanks.
Sounds marvelous!
--Daveed--
]
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, George Bell wrote:
> Sorry, I was wrong about the Tigers having USB. In fact, according to
> their web page, only the Tiger Pro has Network connectivity.
>
> The "4 Waves" from Index is supposed to be a 1000 page an hour embosser,
> due to be released around the middle of this year. I actually saw one
> in operation when I visited Index in Sweden recently. If it fulfils
> it's specification, it will be an impressive embosser. It's pretty big,
> about the size of a large chest freezer, but very quiet in operation.
>
> George.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Daveed Mandell
> Sent: 14 March 2004 02:36
> To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
>
> The Tigers now have USB? Tjhat's very good. Do you know anything about
> a new embosser someojne mentioned to me yesterday from Index called the
> 4 Waves Pro?
> Thanks.
> Is it true that with the Tiger embossers, you still can't emboss
> interpoint automatically; you have to maually flip the pages over?
> Thanks.
> --Daveed-
>
>
> On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, George Bell wrote:
>
> > Other that perhaps the Tiger range, I'm not aware of any of the more
> > popular ones having USB input, other than via a USB adaptor.
> >
> > George.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Daveed Mandell
> > Sent: 14 March 2004 02:14
> > To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [duxuser] Re: DBT 10.5
> >
> > Other than Index, are there any USB-based embossers on the market yet?
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 14 Mar 2004, George Bell wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Pamela,
> > >
> > > I'm afraid I very much doubt it will. Windows 95 is no longer
> > > supported by Microsoft.
> > >
> > > Although Windows 98 and 98SE is also no longer supported, we are
> > > doing
> >
> > > basic tests with 10.5 here in the U.K. Likewise we are also testing
>
> > > with Millennium.
> > >
> > > To be quite frank, trying to support just Windows 98SE and
> > > Millennium is causing some grief with a few of the new features for
> > > which there has been a major demand. Some things cannot be coded
> > > round, simply because the functions just do not exist in these older
>
> > > operating
> > systems.
> > > Remember there is also Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, and Windows XP
>
> > > Professional to support as well.
> > >
> > > For example, the new installer alone has to cater for multiple
> users.
> > > USB has only really matured in XP. Likewise Unicode is now
> > > essential where DBT has to handle certain foreign languages.
> > >
> > > I hasten to emphasise that Duxbury is not alone with software
> > > developers world-wide. Trying to support a wide range of operating
> > > systems is next to nearly impossible without adding seriously to the
>
> > > cost, and the older the operating system, the higher the cost and
> > > for
> > a smaller return.
> > >
> > > In the next 2-3 years, you will even see the demise of Parallel and
> > > Serial printer and communication ports. Indeed more and more
> > > laptops are coming without Serial at all. However, before you all
> > > go off and sell your current embossers, there are USB to Parallel
> > > and Serial converters - which of course DBT has to handle.
> > >
> > > George Bell.
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > >
> > > From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > On Behalf Of Pamela Marzolini
> > > Sent: 14 March 2004 01:01
> > > To: duxuser
> > > Subject: [duxuser] DBT 10.5
> > >
> > >
> > > George,
> > > Does Duxbury support Windows 95 with the release of DBT 10.5?
> > > Pamela,
> > > Toronto, Canada
> > >
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