I'm with you there Jim! I'm going for it too once my upgrade comes in, and LuAnn will too!
Josh > ----- Original Message ----- >From: James Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:45:45 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] for HumanWare: Rectifying a bad situation >Hello List, >I respectfully disagree! I think all is not bad with 6.1. Let's talk >about 4.0 and 4.01. One could not emboss a braille document with that >upgrade! The 4.02 upgrade came out rather quickly as a result which >rectified that particular problem. Remember we are also upgrading the >operating system as well as Keysoft! I feel confident that fixes will >occur much more quickly and problems will be identified much more easily >now that 6.1 is in the hands of anyone who wishes to get it! Once 6.1 is >installed, the patch to fix things shouldn't take much to fix or >upgrade! I'm certain PDI staff and the bata testers found as many major >items to fix but they couldn't find everything! ISPS certainly function >differently at times and it is impossible to anticipate each and every >situation. Jonathan brought that forth as an example! Needless to say >twiqueing has to be done and I think when most bugs are found, everything >should go much more smoothly! The floppy disk drive problem will soon be >solved with a new driver from the disk manufacturer. I'm looking forward >to the challenges of getting 6.1 in operation especially for being able to >send an receive Email through my DSL service. I'll probably have more gray >hair than I do but I look forward to the challenge! >You can do what you think is right and that is okay! As for me, I'm going >for it once my BN returns from service with its new battery! >Jim Aldrich >At 12:01 PM 03/08/2005 , you wrote: >>Hi, folks: I guess it's safe to say that the 6.1 upgrade has been, shall >>we say, troublesome. Ie might even say "ill-fated." Until HumanWare comes >>out with 6.11, There are certain steps which should be taken, which, I >>think, would greatly help in soothing ruffled feathers, and which would >>make great business sense. Here they 5: >>1. Immediately halt the shipment of the 6.1 upgrade. >>2. Send out an announcement, stating that, because of major issues, the >>upgrade is being withdrawn for revision. >>3. People, who have already received the upgrade, should be fully >>apprised of these issues, and advised not to stall it until the new >>version, 6.11, comes out. >>4. From this point on, anyone who orders the upgrade should be sent >>6.11. 5. When 6.11 is ready, everyone who has either received 6.1, or >>who ordered it before these actions were taken, should receive the upgrade >>on a CF card. (Optional) It might not be a bad idea to give these folks >>one SMA. >>While these steps may seem a bit drastic, I think they would do wonders, >>in restoring confidence in this company, which, in my opinion, still makes >>the best line of products around. Thanks, and God bless. Bob and Maxy-wax >>___ >>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
