Paul, if you really don't like that Braillenote and want to sell it used, quote a good price (certainly not $6000 and call me at 202-863-0390 or E-mail me at Sammied 1 at earthlink . net There are interested people in this area who can't afford the price of a new BRAILLENOTE with the BRAILLE keyboard, but would probably be able to get the money for a good used one if the price were right.
----- Original Message ----- >From: Ann Parsons <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 21:03:41 -0400 >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] BN PK re missing files and E-mail problems >Hi all, >Actually, Richard's original message makes a lot of sense. I have >said this before. <smile> I'm probably one of the people who has >repeated the monthly message. He's right. If you want a unit with >lots of memory and the ability to handle lots of email and to go to >most of the web pages on the net, then you want a laptop or notebook. >If you must spend thousands of dollars, buy a Brailliant. Then you >would have the right tool for the job. >I think that many people do not really understand this concept. >Having their units given to them, as Paul suggests may lead to the >purchase of the wrong tool for the job at hand. However, if you >purchase your BN yourself, then it behooves you to truly understand >what the blessed machine can and can't do. It's like the difference in >guitars. If I wanted an electric guitar, I would buy the best one I >could afford, I would buy all the wow-wow, thingers and reverb stuff >and an amplifier that would do the thing credit. However, if I wanted >an acoustic guitar, I would buy a martin, and then I would learn how >to make it sing! >I admit that waiting for wireless support for the BN is hard because >it is something that is really needed. Waiting for improvements is >always hard. However, there is a difference between waiting for >improvements and expecting your beautiful acoustic guitar to all of a >sudden sprout wires and turn into an Electric guitar with wow-wow and >so on. >Frankly, if I were spending the money, and indeed I did the research >because I didn't want the state to spend the money for something I >couldn't use, I would make it my business to know as much about each >note-taker on the market as I could. Not only that, I would take a >good, solid hard and practical look at my needs as a computer user. ><smile> If I were Paul, e.g., I'd have purchased something else, >maybe. >I chose the BrailleNote for a couple of reasons. First, I wanted the >braille display, and I didn't want something that was detachable. >Second, I chose a BrailleNote because I thought I might be able to >help train others to use both it and the GPS. Third, I needed a >device that would be small and portable and could be taken to >students' houses or wherever with ease. >I didn't need it for email, have a computer, in fact more than one >here. Didn't need it for the web, though I do use it for browsing >occasionally. Might use the modem to download email if I'm away from >home, but I'm not away that often. Fourth, I wanted to read etexts. >I got what I needed. The state paid for it, but I got what I needed >to do the job I needed to have done. Did I see the BrailleNote's >lacks? Sure, I did, but they were outweighed by its pluses. >The problem is that for some, not all, buyers the ability to evaluate >needs and weigh them against the capabilities of a note-taker or >laptop is not there. They can't evaluate because they do not have the >knowledge to do so. That's why there are computer tech trainers. >Unfortunately, the remark about the small size of our market share is >apt. If more people used BrailleNotes, development would go faster, >waiting times would be cut in half. <smiling sardonically> I don't >think that the Triffids are going to land any time soon. So we're >stuck with the economic conundrum the way it is. Don't lose hope, >Paul, things will improve. Hey, if not, you can always sell your BN >to somebody who wants it and buy the tool you really need. >Ann P. >-- > Ann K. Parsons >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >"All that is gold does not glitter. >Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT >___ >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
