Re: [Braillenote] Upgrading to M-Power

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:13:54 -0800

Hi, I could never get dean Jackson on my classic so I think it is one of the things that is only available on the MPowers. However I could play tetris. 


From Shaz.

BN QT MPower and PK user.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Jenny Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date sent: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 23:50:13 -0500
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Upgrading to M-Power
like guies you forgot tetris!!! starting with ks 7.0 I think, you 
can
go to main menu, press u for utilities, k for key management and 
e for
enter a new product key, then type "playtime" without the 
quotes and
hit enter. And in 7.2 they added "dean Jackson: a tribute" again 
go to

produck key? and type "dj" without the quotes and hit enter.



thanks.



On 3/3/08, Jenny Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hi Joseph,
Thanks for the break-down. Wow, bummer about the dazy playback 
feature.
Hmmm, guess that will be one more thing to look forward to when 
the time

comes that I can upgrade the entire unit.



Jenny





-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 8:28 PM
To: Jenny Wood; [email protected]
Subject: re: [Braillenote] Upgrading to M-Power



Hi Jenny,
Well, you'll get many and lose some. As Alex fointed out, there 
are many
things you'll get and things that Classic models will not be 
able to

support.  Here's why:
The hardware itself with mono sound output is not capable of 
supporting

playing multiple files at once.  In other words, you can play
mp3 files and you will not be able to hear the speech (although 
there is a

workaround).
There's no USB port, so anything to do with USB is excluded, 
along with no

Bluetooth and SD.
On the software side, since Classic has less RAM, Eloquence is 
not included,

nor DAISY playback functionality.
Here's what you'll get, starting with KeySoft
5.1:
* Updated Planner
KeySoft 6.1x:
* WiFi 802.11b support (you'll need Ambicom card to use this)
* Upgraded operating system to Windows CE 4.2 (Windows Mobile 
2003)

* Updated Planner and Address List
* Ability to adjust media and speech volumes independently 
although you
still cannot listen to speech while a media file is being 
played.

Keysoft 7.0x:
* Text adventure games using z5 interpreter
* Database Manager to create custom databases
* Fractions.
KeySoft 7.2:
* Ability to open files under Directory.
KeySoft 7.5 (last version for Classic):
* Stats functions under calculator
* UEB (Unified English Braille) support.
And so forth. Let me know if I mismatched versions with 
features.

Cheers,
Joseph



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <[email protected]
Date sent: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 19:42:51 -0600
Subject: [Braillenote] Upgrading to M-Power



Greetings all!  Thanks again to all who

responded to my questions regarding

my upgrade to the M-Power.  I have read

through the extended service

contract information on the Humanware website

as suggested, and found it

interesting , to say the least.  However,

upon reevaluating my options, I

have decided to simply upgrade Keysoft to

version 7.5 first, and at some

point down the road, when our finances are a

little more comfortable, I will

contact Humanware to determine what options

will be available at that time

to upgrade the hardware.  While this may not

seem like the most logical

approach to some, to put it simply, it is

what I can afford at the present

time.  And quite frankly, if I don't change

something about my current BN

situation, it will continue to merely collect

dust in it's case, which I

think is a real shame.



So, I suppose my only question now is, are

there any folks on the list who

might be willing to share their experiences

with upgrading just the software

on the BN BT?  I'm curious as to how stable

it will be.  I am also curious

about what functionality will be added, as

well as unavailable due to the

post-dated hardware.  For instance, would one

be able to read Daisy books

with the new software, or is this feature

only available on the full-fledged

M-Power?  What, if any, new features or

programs have you enjoyed with the

new version of Keysoft?



Thanks again, and I would like to say that I

have really enjoyed this list

thus far.



Jenny




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