Oh, I believe it could be done, I simply don't believe that it is a priority, especially since the majority of BN users like Keynote.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Carter Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 3:13 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Eloquence Hi, Just to put in another side of this, I am currently running a version of eloquence on my cell phone. So, possibly eloquence could be made to run on devices with the horse power of the BrailleNote. Robert Carter At 11:55 AM 7/21/2004, you wrote: >Another thing to consider is that the BN is equipped with a hardware >speech synth, namely KeyNote Gold. Eloquence, on the other hand, is what >is called a software synth. Such software synths use massive amounts of >not only user memory but also a lot of disk storage space. As it stands, >the BN just doesn't have either the processor speed or the storage to >handle software speech. But, in the words of the Beach Boys, "wouldn't it >be nice!" > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Richard Ring >Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:47 AM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] Eloquence > > >Well, I cannot imagine that being an option. >A Braillenote is a PDA, not a full-fledged computer. Accordingly, its >resources are limited. None of the other PDAs currently on the market >offer two speech synthesizers, and I believe resources and cost >effectiveness are the issue here. >I believe that in a previous message you mentioned voice recognition. >This particular activity requires a fast processor and a good deal of >system memory in order to function correctly. >I believe that it is currently beyond any PDA. Certain functions might >be included, in other words, a PDA might be able to recognize an >extremely limited set of phrases, however something like J-Say or Dragon >Naturally Speaking simply isn't in the cards. >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of beth >Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 11:41 AM >To: Braillenote List >Subject: [Braillenote] Eloquence > > >Hi to all. I suggest in the future having a choice to purchase the BN >with >the voice as is or with Eloquence. Thanks. Beth > > >___ >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
