Ah, yes, I'd love to see the BN developer's kit, assuming it gets released to third-party developers. Is there any progress being made on the developer's kit or has PDI decided not to make it available?
*********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 1/20/2004 at 5:32 PM Paul Henrichsen wrote: >Hi, Crystal. That seems odd to me. You know there is no way that a 32mb >chip could cost 425 dollars and it certainly isn't that difficult to put >it >in. It might cost more if pulse data buys only a limited quantity, but >that >still seems rather high. I used to replace rom chips on my braille and >speak all of the time rather than send it in. >If I can get a 512 mb flash card for under 140 dollars, why does it cost >me >425 dollars for a 32 mb chip? >Nevertheless, I wanted that and decided to have it installed and I am glad >I did. >Until I hear a better explanation, I think it is nothing more than an >agency ripping off the handicapped because they can. The market is small >for selling things like braille notes and voice notes, screen readers and >such. You have to recoop your R&D and other resources that it took to >manufacture the product. You have to pay to keep the lights on so to >speak, >but charging 425 dollars for a 32 mb chip is just a plain rip off. The >problem is it's the only game intown. It's not like you can shop around. >Either you want it installed or you don't. If they are dealing with a >supplier who is charging them 400 dollars for a chip and then they charge >25 dollars to put it in, they need to find another supplier. Even laptop >memory, which is usually proprietary and rather expensive is not that >expensive. But, if you want that memory like I did, that's the only >option. >I hope that if we get a new board one of these days that those of us who >put out that amount will be given some sort of break if they decide to >upgrade the memory to a larger amount. I am not complaining, just stating >things the way I see them. I made the choice to add memory. No one twisted >my arm. It was my own decision and I think it will benefit those of us who >made the same choice in the future. If we ever get the development kit >out, >it will be nice to have that memory and I think it makes some bn processes >run smoother. > >At 1/19/2004, you wrote: > >>The additional 32 mb would seem to be very useful, but, the cost seems >>pretty dear. Is there some special reason why this 32 mb for the Notes is >>so pricey? >> >>Crystal >> >> >> >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >Paul Henrichsen ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ><home.pacbell.net/paulh52> > > > >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote Stephen Clower, that guy from the south. You can reach me by any of the following: E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: AudioRabbit03 You can also check out my little home on the web by visiting http://www.steve-audio.net
