[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS AND THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED BRAILLENOTE PK

  • From: "jayne loconto" <jloconto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:43:46 -0400

well, if you asked me, and you didn't I would be thrilled to have this grate
program usable on my lap top which is smaller than a Braille note anyway as
well as being Bluetooth enabled.
----- Original Mesage ----- 
From: "vinny" <vinnroc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:38 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: GPS AND THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED BRAILLENOTE PK


> oh no! does this mean version 4 may be on laptop again?
> *chuckle*
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles La Pierre" <lapierre@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 10:15 AM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: GPS AND THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED BRAILLENOTE PK
>
>
> > Since I am the developer of the BrailleNote GPS I should be able to
answer
> > this question.
> >
> > Big pause
> >
> > But PDI hasn't given me ANY information on the new version of the
> > BrailleNote GPS, so the short answer is no there will be no blue tooth
GPS
> > receiver in this version.
> >
> > I am crossing my fingers that when they do release the new version
> > BrailleNote, the GPS option will still work with it!  This is exactly
what
> > happened to Visuaide working on the Trekker for the PacMate and when FSI
> > upgraded to their new Notetaker they didn't keep Visuaide in the loop
and
> > now there is no GPS option on the latest PacMate.
> >
> > You all in this list if you feel strongly that GPS MUST be a part of the
> > new BrailleNote then you need to contact PDI and make your voices heard.
> >
> > Now I am not saying GPS will not be part of the new BrailleNote I just
> > don't know.  Actually this is the first time I have heard the name "pk
> > version".  GPS may just work right out of the box, but experience has
> > taught me this is not the case and some development will have to be made
> to
> > make it play nice with the new hardware.
> >
> > A somewhat frustrated engineer.
> > Charles LaPierre
> > CTO SenderoGroup
> >
> > At 04:30 AM 6/30/2004, you wrote:
> > >hello,
> > >
> > >this is really a question for mike may.
> > >is the gps package compatable with the newly announced braillenote pk,
> or=
> > >  will people have to wait until some adaption has been done before
they
> can=
> > >  buy the gps package to use combined with the pk model.
> > >secondly as the pk model of the braillenote has blue tooth built in,
is=
> > >  there going to be an option of a wireless blue tooth gps adapter for
> use=
> > >  with this model.
> > >thanks.
> > >
> > >pete gurney.
> > >
> >
> > Charles M. La Pierre CTO
> > Sendero Group, LLC
> >
> > Lat. 37 15' 25" N  Lon: 121 53' 04" W
> >
> >
> >
> >
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