Hello All, Admitedly, I am jumping in on this thread midway but ...
I went to the Apple store today and took a good long look at the MacBook Air. To me, it appears to act just like my MacBook Pro; that is, there is a power on button which acts just like the one on my Pro. After shutting the Air off, Restart is just like my Mac. So, what is this Instant On feature and how does it work? Mark On Nov 15, 2010, at 12:04 PM, Austin Seraphin wrote: > You know, you've brought up a good point, as have a few others. The Braille > 'n Speak did indeed have instant on, and it had it for the exact same reason > as the MacBook Air. It did everything in memory. I kept thinking of a device > that uses Flash for everything as a new development. I guess the more things > change, the more they stay the same. > > On Nov 12, 2010, at 3:30 AM, Justin Kauflin wrote: > >> I also have good memories of the Braille 'n Speak and the Braille Lite. >> Besides them crashing and losing all of my data multiple times, I loved >> using them in class. I was extremely disappointed when I tried out the Pac >> mate. It seemed to me like FS took a step backwards. >> Once I have the budget for it, I look forward to working with a MacBook >> Air. The newer models definitely sound like a huge step up from the >> previous iteration. One thing that I really liked about the Braille 'n >> Speak and Braille Lite models were that instant on feature. It made it a >> breeze to keep up with real live. I'm glad to see that the Air is taking >> Mac in this direction. Another hooray for Apple and accessibility. >> >> Justin >> On Nov 11, 2010, at 4:45 PM, Doug Lawlor wrote: >> >>> I used a Braille and speak in about 1988 or so. The thing seemed >>> revolutionary at the time. It was so small for what it did and the battery >>> life was so good. I also liked the instant on feature. I saw nothing else >>> that had those features at the time for the price. Doug >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 2010-11-11, at 5:36 PM, Austin Seraphin <aus...@behindthecurtain.us> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I just wanted to chime in on this thread. I went from using a netbook to a >>>> MacBook Air, and definitely notice the difference. Admittedly, for me, my >>>> netbook had a rather nonstandard configuration. It came with a Windows XP >>>> partition, and a second blank partition presumably for media files and the >>>> like. I just installed Arch Linux on the second partition and made a sweet >>>> dual boot setup with a minimum of fuss. I could even access the Windows >>>> partition from Linux, from which I did most of my work. I put together a >>>> good enough environment, but Mac just kills it! For me, it feels like >>>> owning two computers in one, since I can do a lot of cool Unix stuff on it >>>> as well, including using ssh to control my other linux servers. Just so >>>> cool! >>>> >>>> That won't matter to most. Most will care about the hardware differences. >>>> The macBook feels a lot more solid because of its unibody frame. You can >>>> tell. You get what you pay for. The Air also uses flash for everything. >>>> When they say "Instant On," they mean it! It also sounds better. The >>>> netbook, at least the Asus I have, has its speakers on the bottom, whereas >>>> the Air has them under the keyboard. I think the unibody frame also acts >>>> as a sort of resonance chamber or something, it seems to help the sound >>>> instead of hindering it. Oh and of course, unlike a Windows or Linux >>>> netbook, you can actually use the trackpad! Don't get me wrong, I loved >>>> the setup I created, and still have to find some ways of doing some things >>>> on the Mac, but for me the Air just seemed like a no-brainer! >>>> >>>> As for comparing the Air to notetakers, I never really got into reading >>>> braille displays, so it didn't really bother me. I just got a sweet case >>>> and now have the whole notetaking thing covered too. I just have to find >>>> the best ways to take the notes! I like MacJournal for journaling and >>>> blogging. TextEdit works for quick things. I know little of Pages, but >>>> will want to. Either way, for me, the MacBook Air seems like the perfect >>>> computer and notetaker. I still have a place in my heart for the Braille >>>> 'n Speak though. >>>> >>>> - Austin >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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