Do you know if there is a device that is Infa-red port with parallel instead of USB connector? I'd like to use something that will connect to the Braille embosser and the embosser has either parallel or serial ports. Thanks.
Sue Mangis ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mattioli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Braillenote List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: April 09, 2004 10:21 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards > Greetings, > > Well I have now received my UPS shipment confirmation but never > received my original order confirmation from the company. I don't see > this as a big deal, only wanted to make sure nobody misunderstood my > previous message as a flaming attack on the company. It was not, nor > did I ever intend for it to be. There are so many things that can go > wrong on the Internet that promising a confirmation e-mail in an hour is > quite a tall order. Furthermore, when one promises a customer such a > thing, and then the e-mail isn't delivered within a day customer can get > concerned. > > BTW, my wonderful <sarcasm> SPAM filter actually trapped the UPS > ship notification! Thankfully I looked through the list of spam in that > program before calling to question them. > > For someone who asked, an IR port is an infrared port. In this > case it's a USB to IR converter so I can sync using activesync over IR > instead of a serial cable. > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John > Mattioli > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:05 AM > To: 'Braillenote List' > Subject: RE: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards > > > Greetings, > > Well once I saw that price of $149, I decided to buy from the > site mentioned earlier in this thread. That site, just to remind > everyone, was http://www.gooddealpc.com. Also, they had an IR port for > $32 so I bought one of them also. > > I want to point out two items that shouldn't necessarily > discourage anyone from purchasing items from this web site. Perhaps one > should merely have their expectations set properly. > > 1. I actually took the time to read their terms. Under the section on > returns and refunds they basically state that you can get a refund of > the going market price (not to exceed the invoice price) of an item you > return. Effectively, if the going market price drops between the time > you order a product and the time you return it, you'll lose out on your > refund. If the price goes up, you won't make any money. This seems a > bit odd especially in light of the fact that I don't have a clue who > establishes the going market price for any given item. Hence, one has > to wonder if anyone ever gets a full refund even though they might be > entitled to one. Though there are several situations in wich their > terms clearly state that there will be no restocking fee, this little > loophole could be used to effectively charge something. I'm not really > expecting to want a refund on my microdrive and IR port, so I went ahead > anyway. > > 2. They clearly state that, within an hour of placing an order, one will > receive a confirmation e-mail. Well, I think it's rediculous for anyone > to make a claim of such incredible turn around times, but it is now one > day later and I haven't received a confirmation e-mail. This could be > for any number of reasons including: > > * I mistyped my e-mail address (any site that really needs your e-mail > address should make you enter it twice). Since they don't have a "check > your order" link on their web site, they really do need to confirm with > customers that all is going well! > > * They're having e-mail problems. > > * Order processing is backlogged. > > * Any number of other issues. > > Again, very unlike my normal way of doing things, I wrote down > my order confirmation number so can call them and confirm via the > telephone that all is well. > > I'm hoping that all will be well because the prices for items on > this web site are really pretty amazing! > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karen > McDonald > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 3:36 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards > > > I bought a Toshiba 5-gig micro drive for my husband for $165 plus $11 > for shipping costs at http://www.gooddealpc.com so if they still have > them, you might check it out. I have one that I bought a little over a > year ago for myself and I've had no trouble with it at all. > > I just looked on the web site myself and the darned thing is $149.99. If > I didn't have one, I'd grab it! > > Karen > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 4:21 PM > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] External memory on PCMCIA or CF cards > > > > John, > > > > I've been using the Toshiba microdrive for a couple of years. It does > produce additional drain on the battery and I've seen suggestions that > you take out the > > drive when you're not using it. Since my drive has been around for a > couple of years, I really can't speak to any of the more recent drives. > > > > Also, in some cases, the response of the microdrive is a bit slower > > than a > standard pcmcia or flash card, so in some situations this might also be > a consideration. > > > > The Toshiba drives are apparently rather hard to find now, so you'll > probably be getting something more current and hopefully a bit more > energy efficient. > > > > Given the amount of extra space you get with these drives though, I > > still > think the additional battery drain is worth getting the drive. > > > > > > Don > > > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > 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 >
