I think pcmcia cards are too out of date to worry about. You can get a 16gb
sd card and use it instead, plus it will actually work in a pc; I have never
seen any pcmcia cards for sale, let alone a pc reader for such cards. SD and
cf cards draw less power anyway, and are much faster.
aAs to Joseph's 3 requirements, I think users are enthusiastic, the bn has
the potential, but the company is not doing anything, not even a "we are
working on a new upgrade; we have no idea when it will be ready, but be on
the lookout" or something. This constant lack of information also leads to
less user enthusiasm for a product that I think we all agree is falling too
far behind the times to be taken seriously as an innovative product.
Have a great day,
Alex
New email address: [email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected]>
To: "'mike welty'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 12:34 PM
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Hypothetical placement for hardware for the
nextBNrelease
Hi,
As to that, I haven't forgotten about that.
As for PC cards, it is either a regular PC memory card or a CF card with
the
PC card adapter.
I do understand people's needs for PC cards, but I believe that it could
be
sacrificed in order to bring benefits in the long run. These include
potentials with Bluetooth file transfer, using USB flash drives and/or
SD/SDHC cards (if implemented), and need to save power usage.
Some of the benefits and drawbacks of this hardware design include:
* The BrailleNote in general would run faster with faster processors and
more RAM.
* We would have vast storage space (if mobile disk functionality is
implemented).
* You don't have to worry about losing data on KeySoft System Disk or unit
resetting to factory defaults and/or resetted clock after the battery runs
out. This is because the Windows CE 5.0 and up uses Flash Disk to store
user
and system files.
* With Windows CE 6.0, the problem with low virtual memory will be
somewhat
eliminated (we will have 2 GB to work with).
* Built-in connectivity (Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) would mean vast
potential for connecting on the fly.
* Although PC card will be gone, we can use USB drives and/or SD cards to
transfer information.
Well, that's all I can think of right now...
As for cost, I think it will be same or lower than currnet mPowers (the
cost
for processor, connectivity and others has gone down in recent years).
Cheers,
Joseph P.S. The future of a product depends on user's enthusiasm,
manufacturer's willingness and product's own potential.
-----Original Message-----
From: mike welty [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 8:51 AM
To: Joseph Lee; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Hypothetical placement for hardware for the
next
BNrelease
how about those that use the PCMCIA cards as I think a great deal of us
do.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 01:10
Subject: [Braillenote] Hypothetical placement for hardware for the next
BNrelease
Hi,
While talking about need for hardware upgrade, I came up with a
hypothetical
placement of peripherals for the next BN series. Here's what I got:
. Processor: Marvell (formerly Intel) PXA270 at 520 MHz or 300
series at 400 Mhz.
. Memory: 128 MB RAM, at least 512 MB Flash (with 128 MB reserved
for OS ROM).
. Operating System: At least Windows CE 5.2 (or better yet,
Windows
Embedded CE 6.0).
. Internal hardware: Wi-Fi 802.11G, Bluetooth 2.0 (at least)
supporting Object Exchange and headset profiles.
. Audio: Stereo speakers, stereo headphone jack, stereo mic and
microphone/line-in jack.
Theoratical hardware placement:
. Front: Thumb-keys.
. Top: Braille display, keyboard (for VoiceNote, keyboard only),
speaker and microphone (close to the speaker).
. Left side (from the front): Record button, headphone jack, mic
jack, power switch, Reset button.
. Right side: CompactFlash (front), SD/SDHC/SDIO slot (back).
. Back (from left to right): AC adapter jack, USB client port,
USB
host ports, serial port, Ethernet, modem, removable battery and IR port.
Those are what I can think of right now. Any feedback will be
appreciated.
Cheers,
Joseph
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