NO.
Of course there'l always be room for a note-taker like the bn-pk
and others like it.
Terri outlined some of the problems encountered while trying to
use the small-talk ultra with a braille display.
The fact that the car has been invented doesn't mean there's no
need for the good old bike. And what about the bog standard pen.
Some very with-it sighted friends of mine always have a pen on
them.
Regards, Richard.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terri Pannett" <[email protected]
To: "Robert Cummings" <[email protected]>,"Nikki
B." <[email protected]>, <[email protected]
Date sent: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:19:44 -0800
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Future of BrailleNote and other
Notetakers Like It
I thought the SmallTalk Ultra plus a braille display would
replace the
BrailleNote, but it didn't. Here's why:
1. The unit's battery life is abysmal, only 2 hours.
2. The unit took too long to boot.
3. If I want to use a braille display with it, I must carry
around a
docking station.
4. After using it for any length of time, speech and braille
would
disappear, although WindowEyes was still running.
5. The thumb keyboard is for the birds and the external
keyboard's left alt
key won't work. When the same keyboard is connected to my
desktop, both alt
keys work.
6. Because the keyboard is small, I must learn other commands to
do tasks
which I could do with a full-size keyboard automatically.
7. The speaker doesn't sound well.
8. Sound settings must be changed when you use earphones.
No, the little PCs won't replace a notetaker.
Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA.
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