Oh, sorry, guess I just assumed that Keysoft disk and system disk were the
same thing. As for getting both units, I purchased them, purchasing the PK
to have a second and smaller device to carry around with me and to use
easily in its case.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarai D. Bucciarelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BN and PM storage/was MP3 books
Its keysoft disk that you can't put stuff on and have it saved on the BN.
How did you get both units?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vicky Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BN and PM storage/was MP3 books
Hi All,
As a user of both products as well, this often tends to get confusing for
me, too. For, both units seem to have system memory, as well as
flash disk memory.
Anyway, when using the PAC Mate, when I have occasionally let the battery go
flat, and left it for more than that 72 hours, the unit has indeed been set
back to factory defaults; and, had I not had a backup of everything that I
could restore from, then I certainly would have had to put back all my user
installed files and programs and settings. And, too, when there is an
upgrade to the unit, then I have to put all these back as well.
Now, the only thing I haven't yet tried, as guess it wasn't available when I
first got my PM BX, is using its internal flash disk. No, one couldn't save
settings and the like there, but one could store files there, and I just
haven't tried that to confirm they would still be there indefinitely after a
battery goes flat, although it is my understanding from others that they
would be. And, for that matter, I haven't tried installing programs there,
or even know if they can be.
But, on the other hand with the BrailleNote PK, when the battery has gone
flat, or when I have done a hard reset, all my files in the flash disk, as
well as all my settings have been retained. Well, actually, I have had to
reset the date and time and re-establish my ActiveSync partnership, but
everything else I can think of
has remained in tact, right down to my cell phone connections and personal
files and all.
It is still kind of confusing to me, though, as to just what is saved where
on the BN. Seems like, and I of course would appreciate being corrected if
I'm not understanding correctly, that any user settings, like for connection
or Braille settings, must then be stored on the flash disk, so they can then
be easily retained in just the circumstance we are now talking about. And,
although one can put their own files on the system disk, rather than the
flash disk, that is kind of discouraged, as they would be lost as well upon
the hard reset or the battery going flat.
