You know, I have a laptop, but I enjoy using my BNQT because I enjoy being able to read things in braille. My hearing isn't the greatest, so my BN gets used every day, and the laptop gets used once, or twice, a year for downloading books from the NLS website. And even though I'm running KS5.1, I'm happier with it than the laptop.
Just my thoughts on the subject! Diane Garrett/Leader Daisy Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (918) 664-5731 > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:34:38 -0600 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Recent comments >Hi Bob, >I just wanted to add something to your comments. It's all well and good for >people to say things would work better if done on a PC, but that simply >doesn't help those who, for whatever reason, don't have one. Most people on >this list already have a BN, so to say that a PC would have been the better >choice is just not realistic. To tell a person they should have striven to >get a PC instead of their hard-earned BN or VN is, in my not-so-humble >opinion, a bit of a slap in the face. Besides, PC's don't come with Braille >displays, and BN's do. This is probably the number one reason why most of us >have a BN, along with the intuitive interface and the portability. >Just some more thoughts from under the rock of the peanut gallery, I'll go >away now! >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of bob mates >Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 2:15 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [Braillenote] Recent comments > Hi, folks: I've read some recent comments on this list, which >seem to imply that anyone who strictly use a BN, and not a PC, is >foolish. Well, I don't mean to be rude, but I think those >comments are insensitive and elitist. I'm sorry, but not >everyone, for various reasons, has a lot of adaptive equipment. >We usually get one or two shots at the brass ring in a lifetime. >Many of us have chosen the BN, because of its portability, and >because of its functionality. To us, it's more than just aa neat >little tool; it's everything. People who seem to say that we're >wrong to expect a lot out of it are wrong and mis-informed. The >fact is, we know exactly what to expect, and Humanware agrees >with our high expectations. That's why they came out with the >M-power. Those of you who have a number of pieces of equipment >should thank God you have them, and not look down your noses at >those of us who don't. By the way, this absolutely does not >apply to most on this list; just a couple. Comments like the >ones I read earlier make me want to unsubscribe. But, I won't. >We're all in the same boat on this list, and we shouldn't even >imply that folks who don't have as much equipment are somehow >inferior. If I'm over-reacting, I'm sorry. God bless. Bob and >Maxy-wax >___ >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
