Dear Isaac, HumanWare has always had demos of their notetakers. I've never had any trouble with Humanware's reps.
Terri, Amateur radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Isaac Obie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 02:19:25 -0500 (EST) >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] some observations >Kim, >I have two comments to make: >1. Does the Mpower support the traveler floppy drive which worked in >earlier versions of the Braillenote? >2. Why are there no "trial" units? When I wanted to purchase a >versabraille from Telesensory Systems years ago, they let me borrow a >versabraille for a whole week! that was more than enough time for me to >decide whether I could use the unit. I recently spoke with a vendor about >another product and I asked if there were demo units. The answer was an >emphatic "YES!!!" Now I didn't borrow the unit because I am not serious >about purchasing it presently. I only ask to demo something that I may >recommend for someone else or that I may buy for myself. the guy that I >asked about this was downright unfriendly. This is a Humanware employee. >Oh, well, I won't be recommending the Mpower for my client. >Isaac >On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, kim wrote: >> Upon hearing about the Braille Note Mpower, I was very >> excited, and have seriously considered purchasing one >> for some time. After reading the list however, I have >> felt more discourage for a few important reasons. The >> first of these involves the new unit, whether it is a >> transplant, or a completely new one's ability to lock >> up for some unexplained reasons. Just today in fact, >> someone posted about her Braille Note locking up after >> she received an attachment, which she could not read, >> because the unit claimed it was not a valid word for >> windows 6.0 or word 97 file. Does this also mean that >> Word 2003 files are not supported? This is only one >> instance of the unit locking up, but there have been >> others mentioned, which are unexplained. One of these >> occurs, when the braille note will not accept >> peripherals such as micro drives. From negative micro >> drive experiences that users have had, the use of the >> PCMCIA card slot will cause the unit to lock up, and >> in some cases, cause a reset loop. When asking about >> peripherals, and their compatibility with the Braille >> Note, there are severe limitations, and no real desire >> on the part of people from Humanware that I have >> observed to expand it. This lack of enthusiasm for >> expansion extends not only to peripherals, but to any >> limitation that is mentioned concerning the Braille >> Note Mpower The most recent example, is the person who >> asked about being able to pause a recording, and >> resume in the same file. The answer was no, but that a >> new file could be created. This could have just been >> an idle question, but it is something which would be a >> usable feature for people to have. There was no >> promise to look into it farther. I realize that this >> unit is new, and therefore, a lot of improvement is to >> be had. It will not be perfect, but taking suggestions >> or questions from users seriously, instead of >> deflecting them with a band-aid-like solution is quite >> discouraging. >> Sincerely, >> Kim >> __________________________________ >> Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. >> http://farechase.yahoo.com >> ___ >> 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 >___ >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
