ok. here's what i think the braille note is like to me. Well. I feel like the braille note is like a small labtop. with a brailledisplay. it haswonderful programs on it! i love the internet. chat. vookreader. it has some goodpoints. smile. and bad points. but it is a good pda. smile. but it is a
it On 12/16/10, sammie clay <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > I don't know what the writer's reasons are for objecting to > calling the Bn or Apex a computer, but I know what my reason is. > In the past, whenever I've complained about something my device > won't do, Someone on the list tells me to get a computer. After > I explain that I don't have a computer and don't know how to use > one, someone then reminds me that the BN is made to compliment a > computer and I should not expect it to perform as a personal desk > top, laptop, or notebook computer. I realize that by definition, > the BN is a computer, but until it can do for a visually impaired > or totally blind person what a PC does for the sighted world, > it's still just a very expensive device that can't even do what a > cell phone can do. > It can't describe the picture in the E-mail I receive; it can't > read PDF or HTML files without help from the sporadic working of > the internet; it has difficulty navigating dialogue boxes; it's > limited in the size and amount of attachments it can send; I > haven't been able to download music with mine (listen to music, > but not download it to a card; currently it can't download my > requests from the National Library Service; and many other things > a PC or cell phone does. I personally would appreciate all you > "GEEKS" who use a PC with your PDA to stop telling us what these > devices can do. Why not spend your time trying to create > devices which will do what you say our BN's can do and sell them > to us much cheaper than we buy our "ALMOST" computers for now. > That's my opinion of the BN being a computer, and I agree with > the writer! > > Sammie D. Clay > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected] > To: "'Nicole B. Torcolini at Home'" > <[email protected]>,<[email protected] > Date sent: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:11:59 -0800 > Subject: RE: Computer or Not? was Re: [Braillenote] FAQ 4 > (technical): What isand what is not possiblewith a BrailleNote? > > Hi, > As a follow-up: what's your reasoning behind your thoughts? > Cheers, > Joseph > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nicole B. Torcolini at Home > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 4:02 PM > To: Joseph Lee; [email protected] > Subject: Computer or Not? was Re: [Braillenote] FAQ 4 > (technical): What is > and what is not possiblewith a BrailleNote? > > Personally, I do not like calling the bn a computer. Yes, it has > many of the > > software and hardware components of a computer, but I still do > not consider > it a computer. Just throwing that out there. Thoughts? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph Lee" <[email protected] > To: <[email protected] > Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 3:43 PM > Subject: [Braillenote] FAQ 4 (technical): What is and what is not > possiblewith a BrailleNote? > > > Hi folks, > > yet another FAQ post - mostly in connection with words posted on > the list > about CE6 and other things: > > 1. Can BrailleNote run programs? > yes and no. BrailleNote will run programs made by HumanWare or > ones > Humanware licenses its SDK or development tools - at this time, > Sendero > Group is the only one. There are provisions to allow rapid > creation of > third-party programs, but the key that is missing is the actual > development > tools that programmers need to write applications that'll run on > the > BrailleNote. > > 2. Can a desktop program be run on a BrailleNote? > No. Windows CE devices uses slightly modified programming > tools, or API > (Application Programming Interface) different from regular > Windows or > desktops. if you attempt to run these programs, you'll get a > message > saying, > "program is not a valid win32 application." > > 3. Can VOIP clients be implemented, or possible to be used by a > BrailleNote? > No - for now. There are numerous factors, including licensing, > availibility > and integration strategies involved when coming up with this > client or > others. > > 4. Is it possible to work with unsupported devices? > Yes and no. If the unsupported device presents basic features > that > BrailleNote can handle e.g. getting power from a USB port, > presenting > storage options, etc., then it'll work with the device. If the > unsupported > device presents nothing that BrailleNote can utilize, then it'll > not > work - > for the time being. The condition here is if a device driver > for that > specific device or a family of devices is created, which then > allows a > BrailleNote to communicate with that device. However, there are > devices > which requires a firmware update, such as possible use of SDXC > (Secure > Digital EXtended Capacity) cards which requires flashing > (installing) new > firmware. > > 5. Can a user use a cellular connection kit i.e. USB cell > modems? > No for the time being. It requires creation of a device driver > that allows > > a > BrailleNote to recognize that celular modems are just a family > of > connectivity devices - much like 56K modems. > > 6. Can one charge a cell phone with the BrailleNote? > Yes (confirmed). > > 7. Can a user change boot priority or other system options? > No. A bootloader is a special program or a function that allows > a device > to > start; BrailleNote's bootloader presents options such as > formatting system > partitions, performing tests on hardware and so forth. Although > one can > access some functionality of bootloader or read the debug > message from the > bootloader, there is no way of changing things such as boot > priority, > network debugging and others. The most useful way of using the > bootloader > (particularly on the mPower) is to upgrade KeySoft via > bootloader menu or > viewing technical information that comes out of debug port > (which happens > to > be the serial port). > > 8. Can one write program code or HTML files on the BrailleNote? > Yes and no. Yes, since one can use text document (ASCII format) > to write > program code or HTML code (be aware of some formatting > problems). No, > because there is no way of testing the code - apart from HTML or > other web > code, since one can save the file and open it using KeyWeb. > > 9. Can a user do absolutely anything with a BrailleNote? > Conditionally. There are things that users can try out, such as > connecting > some devices; but just because BrailleNote is a computer does > not mean > it'll > be a computer replacement. > > 10. What are things that Windows CE 6 can bring to keySoft? > It all depends on what HumanWare thinks of it. Surely KeySoft > can take > advantage of better memory management. Other potentials include > more > secure > Wi-Fi via WPA2 (since CE6 supports it), running more programs > and so > forth. > > Hope this helps. if you were unsure of answers given or have > any comments, > feel free to let me (and others) know. > 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 > > > > ___ > 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. > 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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