Hi, List! I always treat my BNQT like you would a laptop. I insert my CF cards after turning the machine on and remove it before turning it off. Does it make a difference? Thanks.
Diane Garrett/Leader Ruby > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Van Der Walt Riana" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:32:01 +0200 >Subject: [Braillenote] Cf card and memory buffer >Dear List, >I discovered something interesting which made me wonder about the size >of the memory buffer of the bn. >Based on Jonothan's advice I decided to rather take my cf card out >before switching the unit on. The previous time when I used it, I left >the curser within a document on the cf card. However, when I switched >the unit on, without the cf card, I was still in the document which I >thought was only stored on the card and not returned to the main menu, >as I have expected. As I was in the book reader, I decided to >experiment on whether I'd be thrown out of the document when I start >reading, but I wasn't and it read exactly from where I left off the last >time. I went to the top of the document and then to the bottom, to see >whether the whole file was there and all 87 pages were. As it's tv >schedules for a month, I used the find command to locate the present >date without a hitch too. >Does that mean that the file is actually copied to somewhere in a buffer >on the unit itself as soon as one enters it? If so, it will perhaps be >possible to save such file e.g. on one's flash disk, without even having >the card on which it is stored in the machine. >Regards >Riana >___ >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
