Does anyone know if all MS word documents will be accessible using the 6.1 upgrade. I currently get MS word documents on my computer which I pull down onto my compact flash card from people who run windows XP and 2000. I have to go to the desktop computer to translate them into a text file before I can read them on my BrailleNote. If I don't translate the documents the BrailleNote freezes. Is this problem fixed? God bless! Paula Jordan and Tex
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James Aldrich Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:46 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] for HumanWare: Rectifying a bad situation 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 > > >___ >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
