RE: JFW and the Intel Centrino processor
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 11:50:02 -0500
Haven't bought it yet; but I got to spend a few minutes with someone
else's and was amazed and how small and light it was, and yet how good
the keyboard was to use.
Chip
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> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Gary ODonoghue
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 5:30 AM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: JFW and the Intel Centrino processor
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> Chip I'd be v interested to hear your experiences of the x40 when you
> get it -- I've got a x23 at present and considering upgrading=3D20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Chip Orange
> Sent: 22 March 2004 16:06
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: JFW and the Intel Centrino processor
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> Which version of jfw? For all I know they fixed this problem in =3D3D
> Elloquence, and not in a sound card driver. The way it was=20
> explained to
> =3D3D me, the software speech generated calls to speak one word=20
> at a time t=3D
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> =3D3D the sound device; the sound device, as it was programmed=20
> to do, turne=3D
> d
> =3D3D the sound card off as soon as it was done with all=20
> pending tasks. So=3D
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> =3D3D with a sentence, it was being turned on/off for each word.
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> You could fix this with elloquence by having it call the=20
> sound device =3D3D=3D
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> with larger units than words, or with the sound driver by=20
> adding a small
> =3D3D timer after last use before turning it off.
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> In any case it sounds like someone did fix it.
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> I'm going to buy a thinkpad X40 soon so I'll be able to tell=20
> more (let's
> =3D3D just say that having only one thinkpad in a married house can
> sometimes =3D3D lead to marital discord!!!).
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> Chip
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of Troy Sullivan
> > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 10:45 PM
> > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: JFW and the Intel Centrino processor
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> > I have software eliquence and while it does crackle a=20
> slight=3D3D20 bit=3D20=3D
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> >(it's so small that I only notice it with headphones) that=20
> I don't=3D20
> >see=3D3D20 that it's a
> > very big deal at all.
> > Troy
> > ----- Original Message -----=3D3D20
> > From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:38 PM
> > Subject: RE: JFW and the Intel Centrino processor
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> > > John,
> > >
> > > Are you using software speech?
> > >
> > > I've had one report, and only one, of someone complaining=3D3D20
> > about the =3D3D3D
> > > sound driver for the sound card that was built-in with a=3D3D20
> > centrino. It =3D3D3D
> > > seemed that it turned the sound card off (to save power)=3D3D20
> > between each =3D3D3D
> > > spoken word, thus causing a slight crackling between words.
> > >
> > > It seems to me an updated sound driver would easily be able=3D3D20
> > to fix this.
> > >
> > > just wondering if you found the same issue.
> > >
> > > Chip
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > > > Behalf Of John Miller
> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:27 PM
> > > > To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: JFW and the Intel Centrino processor=3D3D3D20 =
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> > > >=3D3D3D20
> > > > That's what my laptop has in it and I don't notice any=3D3D3D20
> > > > problems, it's almost
> > > > as fast as my desktop but not quite, just as the specs=3D3D3D20
> > > > suggest it should be,
> > > > I wouldn't worry about it.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----=3D3D3D20
> > > > From: "Pranav Lal" <nomad42@xxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: "jfw-freelists.org" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 7:23 PM
> > > > Subject: JFW and the Intel Centrino processor
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> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > My laptop is hosed (mother board and hard disk gone). =
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> > > > want something
> > > > > light and am considering the following machine
> > > > > Acer tm290 described at=3D20
> > > > > http://www.acer.co.in/products/notebooks/tm290.html
> > > > >
> > > > > It uses an Intel Centrino processor. A friend told me=20
> that=3D3D3D20=3D
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> > > > this processor
> > > > > does not deliver as much power as other processors=20
> like the=3D3D3D2=3D
> 0
> > > > p4. Is this
> > > > > true? If yes, then will this pose any problems with JFW?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Pranav
> > > > >
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