Well Sara: I for one must use BN for Braille display, and so how would you handle this if your laptop doesn't serial port?
Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Cranston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 3:08 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] How about a hardware upgrade too? > Hi Steven, > My laptop has no serial port, and I have found an even better option than > the card reader/writer for transfering files from and to the BN. I have a > PCMCIA adapter that fits in the side slot of my BN; it holds my 512MB > CompactFlash card. This adapter also fits and works in the PCMCIA slot in > my laptop. I got the adapter for $8 US. > > HTH > > Sarah > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Beres" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 8:42 PM > Subject: [Braillenote] How about a hardware upgrade too? > > > Being new to the list and now seeing that we also have Pulse Data exec's > looking at the list too, I also look forward to the new 6.1 upgrade with > wireless coming out soon. I still only have one additional item I have been > wishing for in the Braille note, a USB port. The connectivity method that I > use is my laptop to Braille Note connection. As with most newer laptops > available today, I have no serial ports on my laptop, only USB ports. This > means I have to use a serial to USB device to connect the two together. For > larger file transfers this causes the system to shut down, and thus > exchanging information is impossible. After numerous contacts with tech > services, this is due to the converter and not the laptop or BN. I must > also mention the serial to USB converter is the one recommended by Tech > Services. The only solution I have found that works without fail is a > compact flash card reader/writer. This works great, although requires a > large compact flash card for large files. I utilize several 1 gig flash > cards, which is an expensive option, but with no other choice... A USB port > on the Braille note would eliminate this problem and allow the BN to be > directly connected to a PC or laptop that does not have a soon to be > outdated serial port. Since I am a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and do > alot of travel in the lower 48 states, the less I have to carry for > connectivity and information exchange, the better. Now if we could give the > BN a CDRW drive along with the wireless upgrade, I could leave the laptop at > home. Just kidding...but sounds good. > > Dr. Steven Beres, O.T.D. > ___ > 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 > >
