Sorry I haven't written more, but I have been having troubles with my bn which I think I've sort of fixed for now. Peggy, maybe you have a corrupted file somewhere. I had a problem with the speech when I somehow got a kgm32.dll file in the wrong place. I think it's only supposed to be in the Windows folder, but I'm not sure. I think somehow I had too many copies of that file, and that really screwed up the speech. My unit would just make a soft little mousey squeak and go silent. If it is the flu that got your bn, I hope it's not a cross-over! If it can do that to computer circuits, what could it do to poor organics like us? (lol) Hth Richard
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: Peggy Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:30:41 -0800 >Subject: [Braillenote] Fwd: My poor BN has lost its voice >Well, I saw my message testing the list, but never saw my first message, so >I'm forwarding a copy to the list again. >Peggy <wanting sympathy for her poor BN, LOL >>Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 13:21:48 -0800 >>To: Braillenote >>From: Peggy Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: My poor BN has lost its voice >>Well, guys, the flu bug must be really severe here on the west coast, >>because my poor BN has lost its voice. It happened while I was away for a >>family funeral, of all things. I noticed one evening that the BN's speech >>sounded distorted, and that when I'd turn it on, or press enter, or press >>the command for current character or something, it would make a pathetic >>little wheeze or cry. Now the speech is pretty much all gone, except that >>every once in a while it will make a valiant effort and try to say "speech >>on" or "speech request" as I cycle through. But usually it's just >>pathetically silent. Fortunately, it still functioned okay and I was able >>to do email while away, but it was so quiet: no modem dialing noise, >>usually no beeps; only the sound of the Braille display changing. I have >>a call into Humanware's service department, but with all the problems I >>keep hearing about their phone problems, I just hope their voice mail >>works. Oh well, if I don't hear back, I can always call back in an hour >>or so. I just can't imagine what happened to it. I didn't drop it or >>bang it on anything, and I don't think I said anything to offend it and >>make it not want to talk to me. But after four years of reliable service, >>only going in for the mother board upgrade and a battery change, I guess I >>can't complain too much. But I hate the thought of having to send it away >>again, especially now that I've also got GPS. <sigh> Oh well, I have my >>BN from work which I can use as a backup, though it's only version 3.07. >>Speaking of versions, does anyone know how much it would cost to have >>version 5.0 burned into ROM, and whether it's worth it? >>Peggy >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac >>MSN Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac >MSN Messenger [EMAIL PROTECTED] >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
