Hi,
The underlying operating system for KeySoft 9.0, Windows
CE 6, supports it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Zach on Bn running Ks 7.5.31? No longer!
[mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 6:54 PM
To: Joseph Lee
Subject: re: FW: [Braillenote] concerns about Apex, and
their responses
really you can view powerpoint and have office 2007 on
there?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected]
To: "'Braillenote'" <[email protected]
Date sent: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:50:38 -0800
Subject: FW: [Braillenote] concerns about Apex, and their
responses
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Lee [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:22 PM
To: 'Alex Hall'
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] concerns about Apex, and their
responses
Hi,
Since Alex said few concerns, I'll chime in here with vast
potentials with
Apex:
* The annoying "virtual memory is below certain percent"
message
will go
away (at least). With the new operating system, we have
2 GB of
virtual
memory - close to a hundred fold from current 32 MB.
* RAM for RAM, Flash for Flash: We don't have to concern
ourselves with
KeySoft System Disk taking half of RAM anymore. All OS
data will
move to
Flash (a dedicated Flash apart from Flash Disk). This
means we
have full RAM
capacity for running programs.
* Office 2007: This means that, we can view Word, Excel
and
Powerpoint 2007
(because the OS already supports it).
* exFAT (or FAT64): We don't have to concern ourselves
with FAT32
limit.
Essentially exFAT is NTFS to mobile devices.
Well, that's all I can think of.
Cheers,
Joseph P.S. Anything else?
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Alex
Hall
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:07 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Braillenote] concerns about Apex, and their
responses
Hi all,
Below I will summarize concerns about the Apex and
possible solutions, if possible. Hopefully this will
explain some things about the Apex that people may be
wondering about.
1. Lack of Compactflash card support
First of all, remember that the Apex has three USB ports,
not two like the mPower has. Therefore, you can use a
card reader in one port and still have two free. It is a
hassle to carry a reader, but it is a solution.
Next, keep in mind that the Apex has 8gb of storage on
its flash disk, so even if you have a 4 or 8gb cf card,
you can move the entire thing onto your flash disk and
not have to worry about the card at all.
2. Backups
It is important to think about backing up your flash
disk. The mPower has just 120mb of storage to worry
about, so you can fit several backups on a small card.
The Apex has 8gb to back up, so you must use a much
larger capacity card or thumb drive for backups.
3. Wifi cards
Keep in mind that, if you have a wifi card with your
mPower, you will not need it with an Apex. You can hold
onto it, but we are not sure if the Apex will include the
drivers for such cards. Likewise for the compactflash VGA
adapter, if anyone happens to have one; the Apex has
built-in VGA, so that adapter is no longer required.
4. Bluetooth Audio
Remember that the Apex will support bluetooth headsets and
speakers, so you do not need special ones like the
bluetooth headsets with audio bluetooth dongles. Also,
the Apex supports two bluetooth connections at once, so
you can use your bluetooth gps receiver and your
bluetooth audio at the same time.
5. Dial-up, serial, and Infra-red
There is no longer a built-in dial-up modem in the Apex,
so you must purchase a usb modem if you need dial-up
access. It is the same with infra-red: there does not
seem to be an infra-red port in the Apex, so if you rely
on this for anything (internet through a phone,
ActiveSync, and so on) you will need to switch to a new
connection, such as bluetooth or USB. Finally, it is the
same case with the serial port; there is no longer one,
so it would be a good idea to switch to bluetooth or USB.
6. Lack of Options
If you buy an mPower, you are only offered two choices:
bt32, or qt32. There is no VoiceNote option, and no
18-cell option.
All these are just possible issues you may run into when
upgrading from an mPower to an Apex. I have not said
much in the way of good points since (A) that is not the
purpose of this email and (B) I would go on and on about
how great the Apex seems to be.
Have a great day,
Alex
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