Hi Rhonda, Please keep in mind that adding RFB&D AudioPlus support to the BrailleNote mPower, BrailleNote PK and Maestro products is intended to provide HumanWare customers with even more choice and flexibility for accessing these materials. No one is being excluded, but rather quite the contrary. HumanWare continues to offer an entire line of stand-alone Victor Reader DAISY players which are good options for the individuals you mention who may not be PC users. Regards,
Matthew Janusauskas Technical Support and Training Manager HumanWare USA Inc. 656 N Kennedy Drive Kankakee IL 60901 Phone: 800-722-3393 Ext. 204 Fax: 815-939-3194 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://www.humanware.com <http://www.humanware.com/> ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rhonda Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 10:34 AM To: Adaptive Information Systems INC.; [email protected] Subject: re: [Braillenote] rfb books and cd-rom drives Hi Roger: I have several people that I work with who don't own a computer, and can't use one. Are you saying in your comments that a computer is required? If I'm understanding you correctly, many people won't be able to use this at all. > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Adaptive Information Systems INC." < [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [email protected] >Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 09:34:05 -0500 >Subject: [Braillenote] rfb books and cd-rom drives > Hi Folks, >In the case of RFB books, you will need to copy the entire daisy book >from the cd-rom to a memory card big enough to handle the books from rfb. >So you will need a computer to do so. >I did fine one external powered CD-rom drive that does work with the >MPower BrailleNotes, It is a Lacie, dvd-cdr-rw drive. It is the one >that is sold with the GW Micro Small talk. >It is not always found by the MPower, but I have got it to work a >number of times, either reading a dvd disk or a cd disk, either >books, word files, text files, or mp3 files. >I would think it would only take a little refinement of the cd-rom >drivers, by HumanWare programers to make it totally stable. >But inn the case of all pda units, the end-user will need to copy the >rfb daisy book off the cd-rom disk to a large memory card using a >computer cd-rom drive, before they can listen to it with the book reader. >Hopefully, RFB will do like NLS wwill be doing, and that is to be >able to download the book to the computer and then copy it over to a >large memory card. The daisy books from RFB are very large and it >wouldn't be practical to download straight to the MPower. >Regards, >Roger Behm >ADAPTIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS INC. >WE MAKE TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBLE TO THE VISION IMPAIRED AND READING DISABLED >ROGER A. BEHM, PRESIDENT >1611 CLOVER LANE >JANESVILLE WI 53545-1388 >PHONE: 608-758-0933 >TOLL FREE: 877/800 792-4768 >Fax: (608) 758-7898 >EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >WEB PAGE: WWW.ADAPTIVEINFORMATION.ORG >___ >Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >copy to the list as well. >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
