I agree with the sentiments expressed below . I truly believe
that choosing the Bn verses the Pm is personal preference.
Linnette
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From: "Donna Goodin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'Richard Wells'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'Chris
Hallsworth'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'Alex
Parks'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'Richard Wells'"
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Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:48:09 -0400
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] future of the braille note
OK, all,
First, in response to Richard's statement. If you save your data
to the
flash disk, you will *not lose it during an upgrade.
I guess I'm really bothered by the defensiveness I see on this
list. Why
does the Pacmate (or any other product for that matter) have to
be bad,
in order for the BrailleNote to be good? I only posted my earlier
message because these products are expensive, and I believe that
potential buyers need to look very closely at what each does and
does
not do so that they can choose a product that will meet their
needs.
They're different products. They do different things and in
general
represent different philosophical approaches to blindness
products. I
have owned a Pacmate for four years, and been very happy with it.
Now,
for reasons related to how I want to use the device, I am looking
at a
BN. I expect that there will be things I like better about the
PM, and
things I like better about the BN, and that is as it should be.
This
rivalry over blindness products is just stupid, and does more to
promote
divisiveness within the blindness community than to actually help
users
figure out what product would serve them best.
Donna
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Wells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:45 PM
To: Chris Hallsworth; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Alex Parks';
'Richard Wells'; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] future of the braille note
Well stated Chris!
I have found the BrailleNote M-power QT-32 I own to be far
more stable than
PAC Mate.
Here is something else to consider: I just went through an
upgrade from 7.2
to 7.5. I lost absolutely none of my data because it is stored
in a
partition totally separate from where the system files are
located. I didn't
even have to touch E-mail settings or wireless network
configurations. I was
simply using it within seconds after the upgrade finished.
Try that with a
PAC Mate.
By the way, if I want to use MSN Messenger, I'll just do that
on my Dell
Axim 51V running Mobile-Speak which also supports Avantgo
6... which the PAC
Mate Omni will not support upon release... another step back
for PAC Mate
users. Go Freedom Science Fiction!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Alex Parks'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Richard
Wells'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] future of the braille note
Hi, this is certainly your impressions, as my BrailleNote
mPower BT 32 rarely crashes, and I only have to perform
resets if it either freezes or when it comes to connecting to
ActiveSync but the connection stops responding. Otherwise,
what a stable product. Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Goodin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'Alex Parks'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Richard Wells'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:40 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] future of the braille note
As a current user of that product, I would put a couple of
caveats on these statements.
First, The PM is the better choice if you actually want to be
running Windows.
Second, my sense from the discussions on this list, is that
the PM does a much better job of handling Word documents.
3. The PM does run Instant Messenger, so that would be
something to consider if it is important to you.
I also have the impression that BN users have to perform
resets much more frequently, though that could be just an
impression.
Just some food for thought.
Cheers,
Donna
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Alex
Parks
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 1:22 PM
To: Richard Wells; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
[EMAIL PROTECTED];
[email protected]
Subject: re: [Braillenote] future of the braille note
The omni will run CE 5, but Windows Mobile 6. Also, the MPower
has
125 mb ram as will the Omni. However, I agree completely with
what
you said and recommend the same course of action.
Have a great day,
Alex
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Wells <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED],[email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:35:14 -0500
Subject: re: [Braillenote] future of the braille note
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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