[macvoiceover] Re: elba etc.
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 09:33:24 -0500
You can access the Mac with the Elba through ssh. It works very well.
that is how I do most of my stuff.
John
On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 10:41:59PM -0500, Travis Siegel wrote:
> I'd be interested in buying your elba.
> Let me know how much you want, if you're willing to take payments,
> and if greg needs to borrow it first or not.
> Thanks.
>
>
> On Jul 7, 2007, at 12:00 PM, Gary Lee wrote:
>
> >For Greg:
> >
> >I own an elba, and
> >1. am in the market to sell it;
> >
> >2. can send to you for limited period of time to experiment.
> >
> >At 7/7/2007, you wrote:
> >
> >>Here are some assorted items I picked up at the NFB convention.
> >>
> >>VictorReader Stream
> >>
> >>A small hand held device for reading DAISY books, text and HTML files
> >>and playing and recording audio files (MP3) This $350 device will
> >>read
> >>DAISY book from RFB&D and the NLS as well as non-encrypted books. The
> >>Stream shows up on your Mac as an external drive and you can install
> >>files to it with the finder. I expect to have a Macintosh program
> >>which will simplify the installing and backup of files to this device
> >>ready with in a week. This program will permit MP3 and unprotected
> >>iTunes, such as podcasts, files to be moved to the Stream.
> >>
> >>Internet Radio
> >>
> >>A hardware internet radio that can also stream DAISY from a server
> >>permitting navigation of the same. Come with Ethernet and a built in
> >>modem. You can configure up to 25 stations or libraries of books into
> >>the device and then play them at will. You can change the setup
> >>from a
> >>webpage. This is already in use by the RNIB and TPB in Sweden. This
> >>would be very useful with a service like NFB Newsline. Cost is less
> >>than $300.
> >>
> >>Google book search
> >>
> >>Starting on last Thursday Google book search will let you download
> >>the
> >>full text of public domain books within their collection. Also Google
> >>will start to index Bookshare, RFB&D and the NLS collections.
> >>
> >>Readhoyouwant.com (Yes that is all one word.)
> >>
> >>A commercial company that wants to offer on demand production of
> >>DAISY, braille and large print books via Amazon. You will order the
> >>book and tell Amazon how you would like it. Amazon will relay the
> >>order to Readhoyouwant who will produce the book for you in the
> >>desired format and send it to you. Publisher gets paid the same as if
> >>he had sold a print book. The non-disabled will be able to order
> >>DAISY
> >>books this way. Another reason why Mac DAISY playback is vital. Also
> >>your friends will be able to get braille books as gifts.
> >>
> >>(Mary Beth, we need to get a Daisy player written and authorized as
> >>soon as possible! The NLS is using the AMR-WB+ audio format is
> >>there a
> >>mac way to play that?)
> >>
> >>NLS Downloaded books
> >>
> >>Starting in August you will be able to download NLS daisy books from
> >>the library service. Contact your regional library for getting on the
> >>list to do this. You will need an authorized player, right now only
> >>the Stream player is authorized. Also on the NLS front They were
> >>publicly showing the new players. Two models a simple and an advanced
> >>one. There is a USB port on the side of the units for connecting
> >>standard USB pen drives which will play books who's files are on the
> >>root level of a pen drive. My DTBmaker books play well in the new NLS
> >>players.
> >>
> >>Braille keyboards that support Mac.
> >>
> >>I was able to make some good progress with Alva's braille keyboards
> >>and the Mac, I may well be able to get braille input working on the
> >>Mac with them.
> >>
> >>Priorities in light of the above information.
> >>
> >>DAISY playback on the Mac. This is the single most important
> >>unaddressed area. We need DAISY playback, playback that supports all
> >>the standards and types. We need to get it as soon as we can so that
> >>Apple can offer the support of DASIY playback when the NLS and
> >>Readhowyouwant start offering the book in the late summer.
> >>
> >>Macintosh support for VictorReader Stream. I am working on this now
> >>and will have a utility program ready by weeks end.
> >>
> >>MAc support for the Braille+ and Icon PDA's. Most of the other
> >>braille
> >>note takers support mac by means of Missing Sync software from
> >>MarkSpace Software. The Pacmate, Braille Sense and BrailleNote all
> >>worked. I am in contact with APH about the Braille+ There was a
> >>machine that uses Linux called the Elba. The people displaying it
> >>would not permit me to connect to it to se if I could make the Mac
> >>work with it. If anyone out there has one let me know.
> >>
> >>That's all I can think of right now.
> >>
> >>Greg
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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