I took a quick look at FS's site to see if those PacMate MP3 files are up there 
and didn't see them. You might inquire of them by ph one...

Susie


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Susan,
I think the MP3 files sound great! I wish I could use them. that just 
might be the way to learn the Pac mate.
Now how would you phrase it differently? i am serious. thanks.
Isaac

On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Susan Stageberg wrote:

> Well, I agree with you, Isaac, although I'd probably phrase it differently 
> (smile). You know, for learning the PacMate, the MP3 tutorial files that come 
> with the machine are pretty cool. FS has gotten into doing these audio 
> tutorials and they're kind of fun. 
> 
> 
> Susie
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> 
> Hi Susan,
> I like the PM! I just don't like reading the manual! If someone sat and 
> taught me the thing, I'd learn it very quickly! I've noticed this already! 
> but I've not really had any one teach me the BN. I think I'd prefer the PM 
> if I had my choice. I think it's a power machine and it's really for power 
> users. No offense meant, I wouldn't recommend the PM for the little old 
> ladies and gentlemen of the world. <smile>
> Isaac
> 
> On Thu, 2 Jun 2005, Susan Stageberg wrote:
> 
> > I agree with Jim bout learning the BrailleNote with very little effort. I 
> > had opportunity to thoroughly test a PacMate with the BT keyboard. I found 
> > the multi-layered commands very hard to remember from one time to the next 
> > and while I realize that the PacMate is a very sophisticated and powerful 
> > little critter, it just never floated my boat. All this is to say what we 
> > all keep saying: this is really, really an individual thing. Not only do 
> > different people have different needs when it comes to a portable device, 
> > but different people think differently, and what seems logical and 
> > intuitive to one may be completely Greek to the next. PacMate comes under 
> > that Greek category as far as I'm concerned.
> > 
> > Susie
> > 
> > 
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> > Aldrich
> > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 3:10 PM
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> > 
> > 
> > Hi Beth,
> > 
> > What you say is so, but I can say from my personal experience I was doing a 
> > great deal with my BN in a very short time after receiving it.  I was able 
> > to feel very comfortable with it during a convention presentation.  It 
> > really doesn't take much to accomplish a great deal with a BN, VN or PK.  I 
> > think I could learn a competition product in time but it would take more 
> > time for me to do so.  I agree!  One eventually needs to find the patience 
> > to read any part of the manual.
> > 
> > Feel free to write me privately about my next question if you wish, but am 
> > curious to find out when you hope to decide on which notetaker you will 
> > get?  Was just wondering!
> > 
> > Jim
> > 
> > At 05:15 AM 06/02/2005 , you wrote:
> > >Hi, all.  I would like to point out that, no matter how intuitive a system
> > >is, there is still a large learning curve associated with it.  You must
> > >read, study and learn the manual of the BN, just as you would the PM.  Beth
> > >
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