Well, then I guess you'll need to get a new card reader. Jonathan has explained why it's necessary. Isaac
On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Sherry Gomes wrote: > Because, my card reader only has *one* slot! I do know my own technology. > > Sherry > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Isaac Obie > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:19 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > Sherry, > Many card readers can read up to seven or nine different types of cards. > I'd think SD is amongst those formats. I looked at my card readers and I > see four slots on all three of them and one reader even has a USB port to > boot! so what makes you think a SD card won't be of any use? > isaac > > On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Sherry Gomes wrote: > > > the problem I have with having to use SD cards, is that I can't use them > in > > my PC as well. they won't fit in my card reader. so, they aren't a > storage > > medium that would be useful to me for transferring files between the PC > and > > the mPower. but since I don't have my mPower yet, I'll get the patch as > > part of my transplant. however, if that means future software upgrades > will > > use the SD cards, then I'll have to find a card reader for the PC for SD > > cards. Hmmm. well, thankfully, I can worry about that in the future. > > > > Sherry > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sarah > Cranston > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 2:48 PM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > > > > Just be certain the SD card is no larger than 512MB. My 1GB SD/USB compo > > won't work, much to my dismay. Oh well, it just means I get to buy > another > > card, which I was also going to do anyway. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Ring > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:35 PM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > > > > Ok, so the old consumers are taking the heat! > > And, for all of you who purchase SD cards in order to be able to update > > your Mpowers, make sure that the SD card you purchase is small, say 128 > > megabytes. Otherwise, the update still won't work. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lysander > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:32 PM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > > > > Look, there's no way to make everyone happy with this. You have to pick > > one, > > so it's a question of screwing over the new consumer or screwing over > > the > > old one? There really isn't another option in this situation. They > > appear to > > have chosen to screw over hte old one. I was going to buy an SD card > > anyway. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 1:29 PM > > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > > > > Jonathan Mosen stated that one of the reasons is that SD cards are > > currently the least expensive storage alternative. However, if you > > already have CF cards with which you're happy, then the SD is no longer > > the least expensive way to go. Why? Because you've already got CF > > cards that you can't use to update your Mpower, and the money has > > already long been spent on those cards. But, since you have to purchase > > an SD card, now you're spending money you wouldn't have had to spend > > were this not an upgrade requirement. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Les > > Kriegler > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 4:12 PM > > To: 'Braillenote List' > > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > > > > Hi Peggy, > > > > Well, I'll throw in my 2 cents here. Having support for an SD card is > > great. However, I'd much prefer to see it as an option, not a > > requirement. > > Since the mPower has a flash slot, and many of us have flash cards that > > we > > used in the classic units, I'm trying to understand why the designers of > > the > > mPower designed a unit that supports flash cards but requires SD cards > > for > > any upgrades? This came up before with the SMA upgrades, and I know it > > was > > required for those as well, but I'm still struggling with the rationale > > for > > this apparent requirement. > > Best Regards, > > > > Les > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peggy Kern > > Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 10:46 AM > > To: Braillenote List > > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > > I don't have a problem with getting an SD card; it's just that after > > buying > > the mPower transplant, a new computer, and two large-sized compact flash > > cards (my preferred type of card), I hadn't planned on making any more > > purchases for a while. But if it's necessary to have an SD card, I > > guess > > that's what I'll need to do. > > > > Peggy > > > > At 03:58 AM 11/7/2005, you wrote: > > >Peggy, > > > > > >I assume, as it's available for download, that it's a free patch and > > >therefore it would be to your advantage to download and pop it on an SD > > > > >card. (I didn't have one until very recently either but I don't regret > > > > >the outlay.) > > > > > > > > >-- > > >Carol > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peggy Kern > > >Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:44 AM > > >To: [email protected] > > >Subject: [Braillenote] Patch for the mPower > > > > > > > > >Hi, all. I just went to the website to read about the patch for the > > >mPower, and saw that it requires an SD card, which I don't have. So > > >does that mean that in order to download any future upgrades I'll need > > >to first buy an SD card, or will Humanware be sending out the patch on > > >an SD card to those of us with mPowers, or what? > > > > > >Peggy <disappointed that she can't download the patch, although she > > >hasn't needed it yet anyway> > > > > > > > > >___ > > >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 > > > > > >-- > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: > > >05/11/2005 > > > > > > > > >-- > > >No virus found in this outgoing message. > > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: > > >05/11/2005 > > > > > > > > > > > >___ > > >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 > > > > > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > > > ___ > 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 > >
