re: [Braillenote] moderator

[denise avant]

Hello All,
what we all want from these products is to be able to compete in 
the work force and even at play with hour sighted friends.  Now 
barring that we at least want to be able to do the same things 
with the braillenote as pacmate users do with their device and 
more.
however its poor taste to post e-mail from one company's list to 
another company's list.  All we have to do is simply ask 
humanware for the features we want.  If humanware can not prduce 
these features for whatever reason and keep up with the market 
then it will lose its share in the notetaker industry.
We have to get use to the fact that fs is playing hard ball 
especially now that Mr.  Mosen has joined there team.  do you 
really think this offer to trade in the braillenote and other 
humanware notetakers would have been made if mosen were still 
here.
Now that humanware has hired mickey, I'm a little more confident 
that humanware is trying to support the bn line of products.


----- Original Message -----
From: robert stigile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Braillenote List <braillenote@list.humanware.com
Date sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:02:59 -0700
Subject: re: [Braillenote] moderator

Hello,
I am only trying to keep some normalcy on this list.
No, I am not the moderator, but I know the list rules, and
products that are not of Humanware's, is not topic for this list.
Lastly, we will never get back to helping each other with
braillenote problems if we continue to put people down and say
things that are not curteous of one another.
Have a great day,
 Robert Stigile
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]


----- Original Message -----
From: Sharon Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Braillenote List <braillenote@list.humanware.com
Date sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:58:31 -0500
Subject: [Braillenote] moderator

Who is the moderator of this list? I thought it was Andrew
Ridden.  For some reason, I'm getting mixed signals.  All you
have to do is look at the message below from Robert Stigile.  Who
do you think you are, King Tut?
God bless and keep smiling!!


----- Original Message -----
From: robert stigile <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Braillenote List <braillenote@list.humanware.com
Date sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:39:40 -0700
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] [PM] Freedom Scientific's
OpenPlanforHumanWareNotetaker users

Hello Dave,
This is not on topic for this list.
thanks,
Robert Stigile
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----- Original Message -----
From: "david" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Braillenote List" <braillenote@list.humanware.com
Date sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:31:17 -0500
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] [PM] Freedom Scientific's Open
PlanforHumanWareNotetaker users

I will probably do this.  I'm becoming sick of the closed
software
environment.  It's all about a person's preferences.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Braillenote List" <braillenote@list.humanware.com
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 4:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] [PM] Freedom Scientific's Open Plan
forHumanWareNotetaker users


Wow, the competition is going to heat up now.  I've already sunk
so much
into my BN I wouldn't dream of doing this.  Plus, frankly, I like
the
keyboard on the BN much better than the PacMate.

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)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
AIM Screen Name: tclhelp

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Sharon
Campbell
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 3:43 PM
To: braillenote@list.humanware.com
Subject: [Braillenote] [PM] Freedom Scientific's Open Plan for
HumanWareNotetaker users



---- Original Message ------
From: "Jonathan Mosen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PM] Freedom Scientific's Open Plan for HumanWare
Notetaker
users Date sent: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:20:52 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sales Contact: Charlie Madsen, Inside Sales Media Contact: Brad
Davis
Blind/Low Vision Group
800-444-4443 or 727-803-8000
www.FreedomScientific.com

Trade in HumanWare Notetakers with
Freedom Scientific's Open Plan
Trade in any proprietary HumanWare notetaker and get the features
you
want today with Freedom Scientific's PAC Mate.
(St.  Petersburg, Florida, September 15, 2006) - Freedom
Scientific's
Open Plan, announced today, will help blind users of VoiceNote,
BrailleNote, mPower, and BrailleNote PK notetakers upgrade to an
open
platform that uses the familiar Windows interface and runs
mainstream
applications.
For the remainder of 2006, users in the United States and Canada
can
trade in one of the aforementioned HumanWare products and save
more than
70 percent on a PAC Mate(tm) Accessible Pocket PC.  Models with
20 or 40
cells of refreshable braille will be discounted 60 percent.
Purchase
prices after trade-in are:
* PAC Mate BX400 and QX400 speech-only units: $700
* PAC Mate BX420 and QX420 20-cell braille units: $1,500
* PAC Mate BX440 and QX440 40-cell braille units: $2,250
The Open Plan is especially attractive to 18-cell BrailleNote
Classic
users thinking about transplanting their braille cells to an
mPower.
Transplanting to an mPower leaves you with the same amount of old
cells,
but trading in the old unit for one of the PAC Mate's 440 models
gets
you 40 new cells.  That's 22 extra new cells for the price of a
transplant!
If you want to save some cash, instead of upgrading your old
18-cell
HumanWare unit, trade it in for a PAC Mate 420 model, and get two
extra
cells and all the benefits of the open platform for $700 less.
The Open Plan also gives VoiceNote users, who are excluded from
the
HumanWare Transplant Program, an inexpensive braille upgrade
option.
Those taking advantage of the Open Plan will be able to choose
from more
onboard applications, read from more braille cells, and access
mainstream applications and peripherals.  Students learn the
Windows
operating system as they use the PAC Mate, knowledge they will
draw from
for the rest of their lives.
PAC Mate users can communicate via MSN and AOL instant messaging,
synchronize with Microsoft Outlook's e-mail inbox, tasks, and
notes,
balance their checkbook, and manage spreadsheets.  BrailleNote
owners
are still waiting to get in touch with those features.  While
they wait,
PAC Mate users are working with a host of other features
BrailleNote
doesn't have.  Features like bar code scanners that identify and
describe many common household items, support for all Word
documents,
Skype Internet telephony, reference materials like encyclopedias
and
recipe databases, virtual private network access, and support for
a
broad range of network cards and other peripherals.
"Since I became a PAC Mate user, I've used numerous exciting
features
that the closed nature of the BrailleNote prevented me from being
able
to deliver to customers when I managed that product," said
Jonathan
Mosen, formerly of HumanWare, now Vice President of Blindness
Hardware
Product Management at Freedom Scientific's Blind/Low Vision
Group.  "My
PAC Mate has become an essential tool for me.  Not only am I more
productive on the job because of features like the full
synchronization
and VPN support, but it's my accessible remote control for all
our
appliances that use a remote."
Mosen also said he likes how the PAC Mate gives him such a vast
selection of entertainment options and supports all common
streaming
media formats.
"A closed platform can't possibly keep up with all of the
innovation
being unleashed by Microsoft and the many third party developers
that
write software for Pocket PC devices.  I have no doubt that once
BrailleNote and VoiceNote users get their hands on a PAC Mate,
they'll
be amazed at the world of possibilities on offer," Mosen said.
"I can
even do high quality audio recordings on it!"
Find out more about the PAC Mate by visiting the Freedom
Scientific Web
site.  Contact Freedom Scientific Sales if you have questions or
wish to
take advantage of the Open Plan.
This program cannot be combined with any other discounts.  The
trade-in
units must be in good working condition, as determined by Freedom
Scientific.  Freedom Scientific reserves the right to refuse any
trade-in or to change or cancel any aspect of this program at any
time
at its sole discretion.
About Freedom Scientific
Freedom Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of
assistive
technology products for those who are blind and vision impaired
and
products for the special education and learning disability
markets.
Freedom Scientific(r) and PAC Mate(tm) are either trademarks or
registered trademarks in the United States and/or other
countries.  The
names of companies and products mentioned herein may be the
trademarks
of their respective owners.
Jonathan Mosen.
Vice President, Blindness Hardware Product Management Freedom
Scientific
BLV Group LLC

11800 31st Court North

St.  Petersburg, FL 33716-1805

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http://www.pacmategear.com !

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