Hi Rhonda,
Thanks. If I did want to get them back, would I just delete the
folder then do a reset. I think I'll delete them.
Thanks for your help.
Stacey and Chesley
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From: Rhonda Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:28:48 -0500
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BN Family and Software
Hi Stacey:
I'm definitely not Jonathan, <grin>. Delete your games, but save
the folder. That way, when you do a reset, your games do not
come back. This is true for those people who do not want to use
Keybase. Delete the files, but not the folder.
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From: Stacey Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 07:53:30 -0500
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BN Family and Software
Jonathan,
If you delete the games from the flash disk, why do theycome back
after doing a reset?
Just wondered.
Stacey and Chesley
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Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:54:04 +1200
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] BN Family and Software
Hi Ray, thanks for this well thought out suggestion. I don't mean
to come
across as negative, but I do want to try and give you a glimpse
of things
from our perspective.
Firstly, the features in KeySoft do not take any user storage
away, since
KeySoft lives on the KeySoft System Disk, which is not intended
for user
storage. We actually have quite a lot of space left for more
goodies in
future releases yet. A slight exception to this are the games and
database
files, however users are free to delete these from the Flash Disk
if they
wish.
When the BrailleNote was released in 2000, we actually did embark
on this
kind of model. For an extra price, you could get what was called
the
BrailleNote communications package. What we discovered was that
everyone
wanted it. Every time you create some sort of variation of a
product, you
add expense. You have to keep inventory, have someone administer
the
installation of the appropriate modules, sort out product codes
etc.
What's more, it's possible that you create such a confusing array
of
choices that the potential customer becomes completely confused.
What I've
learned from talking to customers is that many start off doing
basic
things with KeySoft, but find the user interface so intuitive
that they
start playing with a feature such as the Database package, and
find just
how easy it is.
It is not unusual for people to buy something and not use all its
features. For example, I never use the Pain programme in Windows,
or the
Calculator. I don't use half of the features of MS Word either.
That said, I think there are certain functions that are
absolutely core to
KeySoft, and others that should be optional extras. Sometimes,
our own
costs might influence this decision. For example, we will shortly
be
releasing the Concise Oxford Dictionary for KeySoft. We have to
license
this data from Oxford, and it did not seem fair to pass on these
licensing
costs to every BrailleNote user when not all have a need for the
Dictionary. So that will be sold as a stand-alone package.
Similarly, we
will be selling an interactive Nemeth Tutorial. So we will
probably do
more of this in the future.
I think though that core KeySoft functions should be available to
anyone
who purchases a BrailleNote, for ease of use and ease of
administration,
and hence lower costs.
Jonathan Mosen
BrailleNote Product Marketing Manager
HumanWare
11 Mary Muller Drive
Christchurch New Zealand
DDI: +64-3-940-2219
http://www.humanware.com
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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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