Uh, no, you cannot. Only the regular, not high capacity sd cards work with the bn.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 9:39 AM To: Joseph Lee; 'mike welty'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] Hypothetical placement for hardware for thenextBNrelease I think pcmcia cards are too out of date to worry about.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 >> >> ___ >> Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >> If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the >> list as well. >> >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [email protected] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2411 - Release Date: > 10/03/09 06:20:00 > > > ___ > Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. > If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the > list as well. > > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [email protected] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. 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