Hi, Richard Wells wrote: "It is my understanding that KeySoft is up to version 7.2." Yes, that's correct.
"Are there significant differences in the feature list from 6.2 to 7.2?" Yes, there are. You don't really need to worry about this, though - if you buy a new unit you will get KeySoft 7.2 (or whatever the latest version is) automatically. I have included the new features list here, however, but they are in no particular order: * The scientific calculator has Fractions and Statistical Functions * The Book Reader can now play DAISY Books * Eloquence Speech is available on MPower units * There is a built-in FM radio on MPower units * You are now able to record on the PK units (you were only able to record on MPower until release of KeySoft 7) * There is now a DataBase manager * You are now able to play ZCode Text Adventure Games (I.E. Text Adventure games with file extentions such as .z3, .z5 and .z8) * Remote Synthesizer, Braille Terminal and Visual display can now use Bluetooth * You are now able to sort files by Date Last Modified, Size and Type in adition to sorting by name (old behaviour) * You are now able to copy a folder * You are now able to mark a set of files and act on that whole set rather than acting on each file indevidually * A number of commands have been introduced to speed up file menipulation * You are now able to create E-mail signatures "I will be evaluating both of these units tomorrow for purchase. It is my goal to communicate with as many users of the product as I can to learn the answers to the following questions:" It is a good idea to communicate with users, but at the end of the day it is your purchase, and it is very important that you are happy with what you buy. What I am saying is, quite simply, don't act purely on other user's advice. "1. Have you owned a BrailleNote PK and then upgraded to an Empower?" No, I have never owned a PK. I owned a classic, however. I don't think "upgrade" is the correct word to use here, though - the PK and the MPower are two separate products for two different markets. Maybe the word "exchanged" would be better. "2. Why do you like the Empower's feature list over the PK?" It's a broad question. The MPower has more features and, in my opinion, is suited more for people who are going to use it every day to undertake several of their daily tasks. The PK is suited more for people that want to be able to take notes and keep track of their schedules, E-mails, etc. while away, and transfer this data back to their PC when they get home. I use an MPower in school because I need to be able to emboss and print my work and the PK does not allow me to do this. Also, many of my school teachers save work onto a USB pen drive: the MPower can work with these, the PK cannot. Finally, my MPower has a 32 cell Braille display, and if a PK had a longer display it would defeat the object of it being pocket-sized. "3. Now that you have used both devices, do you wish your Empower had some feature that you miss on the PK?" I don't think there are any features on the PK which are not present on the MPower. It would be nice to have the PK's internal microphone in the MPower - when I briefly compared the two at Sight Village the PK sounded much better. Apart from that I can't think of anything. I hope this helps, Matthew ___ 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
