Did PDI come out with a new model of disk drive? I have been disppointed in the model I have, which is two or three years old.
I never us the disk drive to transfer files from the BN to the PC and vice versa. I use a CompactFlash card and a CompactFlash card reader. This system is more reliable than the disk drive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Aldrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] an interesting observation > Hi Brenda and list, > > Your new disk drive will work nicely with your BN. One is able to read > files right from the disk should they wish to do so. The only limitation > to the drive is one needs to keep it plugged into the 110 outlet in order > to use it. I usually copy files from a disk onto my BN, then I take my > unit wherever I wish to read my document. I sometimes leave my disk drive > on my table and plug it into the BN to transfer more files. I also use my > drive to transfer files from my PC onto floppy disks, then place these > files onto my BN. My only caution to you is don't allow your system to > format disks. If you have the ten meg disk in there, it cannot be > recovered as such ever again by the BN and disk drive. Format any 1.44 meg > disks on your PC. > > Take care! > > Jim Aldrich > > At 05:40 PM 01/21/2004 , you wrote: > >Thanks for taking the time to help me refresh my memory. I took some > >programming years ago but couldn't remember exactly. I hope my questions > >helped others here who might just stay in lurk mode most of the > >time. Here are some assumptions I've made about this unit. If I want > >files relatively safe, I store them on my flash disk, not the keysoft > >one. I always empty the trash and free up data space immediately after > >dealing with my emails and before I go online again. Why is it when I > >delete a book or something, there is no data space to free but with email > >there always is?Is it because email goes to the keysoft disk? > > That way my system should stay pretty clean. Are those good > > assumptions? Thanks. By the way I'm buying that nice disk drive from > > Pulsedata. Most of my book collection is in ascii on those 3.5 > > disks. Will I be able to read them with this unit? I'm hoping that when > > I connect the disk drive, it will treat it like another disk and give me > > options to choose. Am I right? Thanks in advance for your help. > > > >Brenda Mueller > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Andy Baracco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 08:33:06 -0800 > > >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] an interesting observation > > > > >ROM cannot be written to or changed. That is why it is called (READ ONLY > > >MEMORY). > > > > >Andy > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Ann Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:02 AM > > >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] an interesting observation > > > > > > >Hi all, > > > > >Brenda, I think that Dean's explanation is much better than mine. > > >Reread his post on this matter. It makes sense to me if you know that > > >RAM is the memory whereas ROM is the actual space on a disk or card > > >that can be written to and changed. > > > > >Ann P. > > > > >-- > > >Ann K. Parsons > > >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > >"All that is gold does not glitter. > > >Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > > > > >___ > > >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 > > > > > > > > >___ > > >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 > > > > > >___ > >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 > > > ___ > 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 >
