Hello List,
I respectfully disagree! I think all is not bad with 6.1. Let's talk
about 4.0 and 4.01. One could not emboss a braille document with that
upgrade! The 4.02 upgrade came out rather quickly as a result which
rectified that particular problem. Remember we are also upgrading the
operating system as well as Keysoft! I feel confident that fixes will
occur much more quickly and problems will be identified much more easily
now that 6.1 is in the hands of anyone who wishes to get it! Once 6.1 is
installed, the patch to fix things shouldn't take much to fix or
upgrade! I'm certain PDI staff and the bata testers found as many major
items to fix but they couldn't find everything! ISPS certainly function
differently at times and it is impossible to anticipate each and every
situation. Jonathan brought that forth as an example! Needless to say
twiqueing has to be done and I think when most bugs are found, everything
should go much more smoothly! The floppy disk drive problem will soon be
solved with a new driver from the disk manufacturer. I'm looking forward
to the challenges of getting 6.1 in operation especially for being able to
send an receive Email through my DSL service. I'll probably have more gray
hair than I do but I look forward to the challenge!
You can do what you think is right and that is okay! As for me, I'm going
for it once my BN returns from service with its new battery!
Jim Aldrich
At 12:01 PM 03/08/2005 , you wrote:
Hi, folks: I guess it's safe to say that the 6.1 upgrade has been, shall
we say, troublesome. Ie might even say "ill-fated." Until HumanWare comes
out with 6.11, There are certain steps which should be taken, which, I
think, would greatly help in soothing ruffled feathers, and which would
make great business sense. Here they 5:
1. Immediately halt the shipment of the 6.1 upgrade.
2. Send out an announcement, stating that, because of major issues, the
upgrade is being withdrawn for revision.
3. People, who have already received the upgrade, should be fully
apprised of these issues, and advised not to stall it until the new
version, 6.11, comes out.
4. From this point on, anyone who orders the upgrade should be sent
6.11. 5. When 6.11 is ready, everyone who has either received 6.1, or
who ordered it before these actions were taken, should receive the upgrade
on a CF card. (Optional) It might not be a bad idea to give these folks
one SMA.
While these steps may seem a bit drastic, I think they would do wonders,
in restoring confidence in this company, which, in my opinion, still makes
the best line of products around. Thanks, and God bless. Bob and Maxy-wax
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