I like the idea of being able to delete something off the bn but
still that could get risky
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From: "Powers, Terry \(NIH/OD/DEAS\) [E]"
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To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 16:19:04 -0400
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] BN Family and Software
Hi Ray;
What if we had the regular package and then, like you were
saying, six
packages. To conserve money, a person could choose 3 or if he
wanted
more, then he would pay extra. This way you would get some
options
along with your package. Otherwise, prices are going to
skyrocket.
The only negative with this idea is how would you download each
part?
Would they have to make a separate file for every package
combination or
would we have to download each part separately.
Downloading is hard enough already.
They could also give you all features and possibly make it so you
could
delete what parts you do not want.
They could always get them back with an upgrade.
Terry Powers
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 4:03 PM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: [Braillenote] BN Family and Software
Hello All:
The discussions on this list about a financial management
package, and
the availability of GPS bring up something HW should consider.
The BN
family of products have matured enough now that it is possible to
put
more and more software products on them. Perhaps what HW should
be
doing is offering suites of software products for the BN. Here
is how
this could work.
There would be a basic BN package that includes the BN and
Keysoft Basic
Suite of Products for a set price. Keysoft Basic could include
e-mail,
Internet, word processor, planner, calculator, utilities, and
other
basic programs.
HW could offer a games suite of programs that includes the user's
choice
in games they might want, chosen from a list of available games.
This
could also have the capacity to allow the user to add new games
as they
are developed.
A Navigation suite could be offered, which is already done in
some form
now with the Braillenote GPS.
A financial management suite could be offered that includes the
kinds of
things Rusty has suggested.
A Database suite could be offered, kind of like KeyBase. A Media
Center
suite could be offered, kind of like the Media Center on the
Mpower.
My point in all of this is that these suites of products I'm
talking
about could be made available on an optional basis. Also, HW
could
develop packages with certain suites of products that are
available at a
reduced price as compared to individual products sold separately.
The advantage of doing this is that each BN user could choose the
software products he or she might want when they purchase a BN,
like you
do when ordering a PC. Also, they could start out with basic
KeySoft
and add new features as they come along or as funds permit.
Another
advantage is if someone didn't want a particular suite of
products, they
wouldn't have to sacrifice the memory to have them just because
they are
there.
Thanks,
Ray Campbell, HelpDesk Technician
Adaptive Technology Center
Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
1850 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or
888-825-0080 (voice/Relay)
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