I'm not sure if I understood correctly about the bit you wrote about just downloading regular files off the Internet. I usually download them to a CompactFlash card, but otherwise, to the Flash Disk. I almost never download anything except WAV files to the KeySoft System Disk, because I'm also worried that I'll lose the contents in that drive. Anyway, I was just surprised that you download many files to the KeySoft System Disk, but maybe I've misunderstood. Sorry if I have, but I was just curious. Maria
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Roselle Ambubuyog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 12:37:40 +0800 (PHT) >Subject: [Braillenote] Space in KS Disk, PDI please confirm >That's all right, Maria, don't sweat it. I'm just surprised, and now I'm >curious. I hope someone from PDI can confirm if ever the KeySoft System Disk >can now be upgraded to have more than 8 megs. If so, I'll sooner spend money >on getting that upgrade rather than v5.0 in ROM. As for now, I can only play >up to 4MB of wave files, download up to 6.7 MB of files from the internet >using Keyweb, and am always scared to death that I'll lose part or the entire >contents of a file whose size has reached up to 6.5 MB (due to the possibility >that the dummy file created in the Temp folder will crash). >It would be nice to have more space in the Keysoft Systems Disk. Better yet, >it would be nice if these functions didn't rely on temporary storage or >accessibility in the Keysoft Systems Disk. >Roselle >>----- QUOTED MESSAGE ----- >>Sent by: Maria Kristic <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Hi Roselle, >>Right now, at this very moment, my total disk size is 8065792 characters. I >>still have to delete some temp files though. I should say that once, my >>BrailleNote told me I had 14 megabytes free on this disk, which I knew was >>inaccurate, so it could have been reporting inaccurately when it told me my >>total space was around 9 megabytes. The reason I assumed this was true was >>because it had been telling me this since I'd gotten my BN back from service >>in December, and it's only seemed to change now, when I did a hard reset, so >>that I could make sure I was telling you the right thing. I would have told >>you I definitely had 9 megs, but now I'm a little confused because my numbers >>are changing. In February, someone had written about a bug in KeySoft, which >>caused inaccurate results to be reported as to the amount of free and total >>disk space in drives larger than 1 megabyte. I asked if this was the case >>with smaller drives, and I was told not, but maybe it was just a one-time > thing for me. I really don't know what's going on, but I'll check in a few > days, and get back to you on the numbers. My appologies to everyone if it > does turn out that the numbers were wrong for awhile, because I know this can > be misleading. >>Maria >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Roselle Ambubuyog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:22:35 +0800 (PHT) >>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >>>Maria, >>>Are you saying you have more than 8 MB of total space in the Keysoft Systems >>>Disk? Is this a new thing with newer units, because there should only be 8 >>>megs? >>>Roselle >>>>----- QUOTED MESSAGE ----- >>>>Sent by: Maria Kristic <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Hi Roselle, >>>>The reason I said half the space of the KeySoft System Disk, and used 4 >>>>megabytes as an example, is because I sometimes have about 9.5 megabytes >>>>free, and files half this size will play with me if they also meet the >>>>criteria you've stated here. I also sometimes can't play WAV files I was >>>>able to play before because my temporary files and cookies take up too much >>>>space. However, after I deleted them, and if I again had 9.5 megabytes >>>>free, I could play a 4 megabyte sized file that also met the audio format, >>>>bit rate, and amount of hertz criteria. Hope this helps to clarify. >>>>Maria >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Roselle Ambubuyog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 08:35:57 +0800 (PHT) >>>>>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >>>>>Hmmm, if Maria's post was based on what I said in my first post on this >>>>>topic, where I said that the limit is about half the remaining space of >>>>>the Keysoft Systems Disk, then I should clarify that this is just my >>>>>estimate because I don't remember being able to play a 4MB wave file. And >>>>>sometimes, a wave file I used to be able to play on the BN won't play >>>>>after some time because I hadn't cleared temporary internet files yet. >>>>>But as to how much space the BN really needs in the Keysoft Systems Disk >>>>>in order to play the wave file, that would need some more testing which I >>>>>don't really have the luxury of time to do. So, saying that the limit is >>>>>about half the remaining space in the Keysoft Systems Disk should suffice >>>>>as a rule of thumb. >>>>>Now, Charles, I'm afraid you were not able to read my first post on this >>>>>where I also mentioned the other limitations, so let me just repeat them. >>>>>Aside from the size, the wave file should be of PCM audio format, 8 or 16 >>>>>bit (mono or stereo), and no more than 44,100 Hz. So even if the file is >>>>>small enough to be played on the BN, if one of these criteria is not met, >>>>>it still won't play. >>>>>HTH, >>>>>Roselle >>>>>>----- QUOTED MESSAGE ----- >>>>>>Sent by: "Charles Couey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>Maria, >>>>>>Thank you so much for detailing the size limitation of .WAV files. I knew >>>>>>there was some limit, I just didn't take the time to find it out earlier. >>>>>>Charles Couey >>>>>>Access Technology Specialist >>>>>>State of Tennessee >>>>>>Services for the Blind >>>>>___ >>>>>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 >>>>___ >>>>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 >>>___ >>>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 >>___ >>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 >___ >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
