Bob, clarifies things for whom? I certainly don't need clarification in this department. <smile> Secondly, I think it's always wise to have a computer around just in case anything ever happens to that trusty little braillenote. I think one's comfort levels are one's personal affairs. I just think one's perceptions are sometimes too high. It's just a wise idea to have a backup system at home and at work. As for putting messages in the machine, I believe there's already enough of that. I believe it's been made perfectly clear that these trusty little devices are not for doing what is really designed for a computer to do. that's the crux of the matter. these braillenotes are not computers! they're personal data assistants!(PDA's). they're not computers and they shouldn't be expected to perform like a computer. that's the bottom line. Furthermore, the Braillenote has more memory than any other notetaker that I know of right out of the box! no other notetaker that I know about starts you out with sixteen megs of memory and can go up to 48 megabytes. maybe the pac Mate does now but I don't think they started out that way. but let's not skate around the issue. the real issue is that the Braillenote is not a computer and it shouldn't be expected to perform like one! That's the real issue. isaac
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, bob mates wrote: > Hi, Isaac: You're absolutely right, in pointing out that no PDA can do what a > full-service PC can do. I have a PC at work, but use the BN, because, for > one thing, I'm more comfortable editing and doing other things with it, and > because, for another, most of what I emboss is stuff which I get through the > email account for my BN. > Also, it may be interested to know that other notetakers have a larger > capacity than the BN, for the amount of pages to be embosed. Believe me, I > wouldn't expect it to emboss 100 pages, but 30 pages is a small document. > Now if they can't do anything about increasing the number of pages the BN can > successfully emboss, they should put a message in the BN, which says: "This > document has more pages than the recommended number for successful embossing. > What would you like to do?". If you one choice, the BN would automattically > divide your document into smaller files. another would do something else. > At least, with a message like that, you'd know what you were up against. > As I said, I love the BN. As far as I'm concerned, it only has two glaring > weaknesses: it can't format disks and it doesn't have a large enough > embossing capacity. Aside from that, The BN is a wonderful piece of > equipment. Hope this clarifies things. > > > ___ > 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 >
