Kathy, the PacMate will store its information for 72 hours after a battery goes flat. The BN retains its information, unless information is stored in KeySoft.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: Kathy Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 06:54:57 -0700 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] MP3 books >isaac, s someone who has used both models then perhaps you can set the record >straight.Wwhat I was told when I was comparing the two devices was that the >voicenote had flash memory and kept its system and records when all power was >lost. This was contrasted with the information that the pakmate had to be >reloaded with its software if it lost all powr. I thought this odd, but was >told by the sales people this was the case. Since the very first thing I >managed to do with my voicenote was to let it run dry as it were, it's a good >thing I recognized my shortcomings in my choice. Now can you varify this or >no for me not that I'm gong to run out and sell my voicemate but just out of >curiosity. >I read in the manual for the voicenote that if you lose all power anything you >have added to the system disk will be lost although the main installed stuff >remains in tact. I thought this made it a funny place for a my documents >foldr to be installed when I got the thingy, but was told it wasn't true. Now >I"m not going to test it, but if someone knows for certain it would be a nice >thing to have made clear. >And since I've got your attention answering questions for me and so I don't >have to originate another message, Is there a way to use my qwerty keyboard to >input everything as if I was writing Braille? I can find settings for grade of >braille when required, but haven't found a place that switches to braille >input of data for overall io entry. >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
