On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:49:22 -0500you write: > >But, > >Why do you need this Rock Box Software? > >Thanks. > >Claudia
An mp3 player is nothing more than a small computer. It has storage, cpu, memory ... The rockbox software is the operating system that runs on the device. Since, an mp3 player is considered to be an imbedded system, the software is known has firmware. Rockbox is a replacement firmware for several players. The reason rockbox is of interest to us is that it provides speech output for the mp3 players it runs on. It will not play .aa files. I get around this by converting my .aa files to .mp3 files on my computer. I use it for making recordings as if it were an old tape recorder. It would have been very helpful if this technology was available when I was in College. A good part of my music library is stored on my iAudio. To use rockbox, you will have to find a player somewhere that is supported. (ebay, internet out-let creg's list ...). You will have to learn how to flash (load the firmware) and generate voice files. I read somewhere about an open source player. I have kept this in the back of my mind for the day when my iAudio has to be replaced. I have heard that the ipods are now speech accessible; but, know nothing further. I don't think a blind person and a touch screen would get along very well though. Also, I don't want to have to mess with that itunes funny business. Hope that helps. Terry
