Hello,
Comparing the SmallTalk Ultra is apples to oranges since this
device runs Windows XP.
In the case of the PAC Mate however, in my humble oppinion, we
should definitely stay far away from it and continue to follow
the BrailleNote devices if we need customized notetaker for the
blind functionality. My reasons for suggesting this course of
action is the following:
1. PAC Mate, even upgraded will have only have half the RAM of
the currently available M-power line.
2. Absolutely no other on-board hardware changes are being made
to the PAC Mate. In other words, we are still stuck with one USB
port to serve client and host devices. There are still no SD card
slots... only two CF slots. On-board Bluetooth support is not
forth-coming. They are not upgrading the processor... only
doubling the RAM to 128 MEGS which is, as I have already stated,
only half of what the M-power units are sporting.
PAC Mate running Windows Mobile 5 is going to be dog slow! As for
me and my house... we are staying with, and recommending the
Humanware family of notetakers.
----- Original Message -----
From: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: John Gallagher
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,[email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:20:39 -0500
Subject: re: [Braillenote] future of the braille note
I'm not sure what the future holds, but in order to upgrade to
say, 8.0, you must buy 7.5 somewhere down the line. I won't tell
you what kind of machine to buy, but I will say that the Pac Mate
and Small Talk Ultra are not going to provide the same efficiency
as the Bn.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: John Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:40:37 +0100
Subject: [Braillenote] future of the braille note
Hi list
very interesting listening to the posts on the upgrade.
I live in the uk and feel that the upgrade is not worth it for
me.
I am not sure what the cost is but I will wait to see what the
future holds.
I am very busy piano tuning playing chess and living a full life
so,
I may have missed some emails especially concerning the future of
our
braille notes.
I am a pk user and note the pac mate is moving forward in
October.
does anyone know about the future of our grate product?
I am very seriously considering purchasing the small talk ultra
for
portability and the use of windows xp.
I would love to be able to stream from say the bbc with my pk but
of
course this cannot be done.
I work away a lot so need portability.
cheers.
the gps on the pk is the best.
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