Hi Pam, this is certainly the intention. I am not personally aware of any printer that does not work with BrailleNote mPower that worked with earlier models, when you use parallel interface options such as the Bluetooth or infra-red options that can be bought quite inexpensively. The fact that there was no parallel port on the BrailleNote and VoiceNote mPower was well publicised so this shouldn't be a shock to anyone and there are very cost-effective ways of working around the issue.
The cell phone issue is a mystery to us at this point. The cell phones that no longer appear to work with the serial ports can not work in New Zealand because of the proprietary US bands and standards, so it's difficult for us to test. What we do know however is that standard dial-up modems appear to work with the serial port just fine. We'll keep trying to get to the bottom of this one though. Jonathan Mosen BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager HumanWare DDI: +1-925-566-9265 http://www.humanware.com Pam Quinn <[EMAIL PROTECTED] si.com> To Sent by: Braillenote List braillenote-bounc <[email protected]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc .com Subject re: [Braillenote] [Bnannounce] 06/12/2005 12:44 KeySoft 7.0 is Coming p.m. Please respond to Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .humanware.com> Sounds great. My favorite is the addition of Eloquence although I've become quite accustomed to the bn speech as is. But I agree with Kathy that first and foremost, drivers and support should be added for printers, cell phones, etc., so that the MPower doesn't cause one to lose functionality they already enjoyed with the classics. I always enjoyed hearing from Kathy on a daily basis when she took road trips, but now that she has gotten the transplant and can't connect to the internet via her cell phone, this will not be possible. Seems like with the MPower all of the features of the classic should be left intact with more added. Pam ___ 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
