Absolutely. The only major decision I ever hope to make again
with regard to blindness related products will be screen reader
and braille display related.
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Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 08:26:31 -0700
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I would think that if you really want open platform, go for a
compact
laptop.
Andy
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and, is pac mate really the answer?
I certainly don't want to get into a bashing war which seems to
happen
far too often, but it is definitely a question to ponder.
Don
On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:55:25 -0500, Richard Ring wrote:
But Rusty,
HumanWare has made huge amounts of money with the Braillenote!
They
can't even keep up with their orders! This is not about a tiny
company
and a huge one any longer, it is about the two major players in
this
field!
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This is about two things, an open platform and MONEY!
We have all been clamoring for features for the BN which could
very
easily be implemented if their were more openness for the BN. If
there
were a software development kit, then many people would be
programming
for the BN, not just those who made it, dare I say it, in to bed
with
Humanware? We can count the number of outside developers of
software for
the BN on one finger I believe.
As I've said before, Jonathan is a smart man. He wants to see
improvements to his own life. He says it in the press release.
An open
platform allows for quick innovation and improvement for
blindness
products. So that's at least the first reason. He sees an open
platform
as a better way to go.
He's also in for the money. Until he comes and says, "folks, I
took a
pay cut because I believe in this technology more," then FS had
more
money.
FS is huge! They have tons and tons of contracts and exclusivity
arrangements. FS is smart. They grab all kinds of marketing
opportunities.
Humanware didn't sponser the audio descriptions for Blind
Justice, the
half baked show about the blind cop on TV two years ago; Freedom
Scientific did.
FS sponsers a nation wide Braille challenge, a Braille Awareness
and
reading and writing contest.
I am not saying that the BN is not good. I'm just saying that
Jonathan,
the BN's biggest proponent for many years, has said, in just as
many
words, that "Freedom Scientific's products emphasize the
strengths of an
open-platform approach to both hardware and software. This
approach
showcases the company's ability to leverage mainstream
applications and
technology elements to provide technology solutions for those
that are
blind in a timely manner."
The BN has been behind! Jonathan is going where he can be ahead,
and
where he can get, very likely, more money. I have never bought
the idea
that a closed platform is better, and I suspect that neither has
Jonathan. He just couldn't say that when he was a mouthpiece for
Humanware. Jonathan is shrude and though this has bothered me at
times,
I know he's a smart guy.
I think this is all the more reason for us to push for more and
more
from Humanware.
Rusty, who still likes his BN Mpower, but who wishes that
development
were more open.
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Hmmm. Goodness. I thought Jonathan hated Freedom Scientific
with a
purple passion. I wonder what changed so suddenly? Thanks for
posting
this, Richard. Heavens, what will happen next!
Shane Jackson, Amateur Radio Station: K4JSJ Hoover, Alabama, USA
"All
Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for
reproof,
for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of
God
may be adequate, equipped for every good work."
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NASB)
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