well they get so hot now you wouldn't. On that note though getting a lap desk will probably be what you want they don't cost much, they are just a piece of curved plastic after all. At 06:31 a.m. 28/09/2009, you wrote: > Hi. Well I avoid holding the laptop on my knees, as I hurd that it can be > dangerous for certain organs. > Milos Przic >msn: [email protected] >skype: Milosh-hs >----- Original Message ----- From: "dark" <[email protected]> >To: "Louise Keel" <[email protected]>; "Gamers Discussion list" ><[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 7:20 PM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Anyone thought of doing anaccessiblehandheldtriviagame? > > >>Hi. >> >>Personally, I love my laptop for journies, ----- in fact I'm sitting on a >>train for a couple of hours right now! >> >>Provided I turned the wireless modem off, I was also fine using it on the >>plain going to and from egypt, ---- and with two batteries fully charged I >>can get a good six hours out of it. It also has on all games I usually play. >> >>while it's not literally hand held, and a trifle bigger, i've never had too >>much trouble using it wwhere I like, ---- even perching it on my knee if need >>be. >> >>for this reason, i'd very much recommend you get a laptop. >> >>Beware the grue! >> >>Dark. >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Louise Keel" <[email protected]> >>To: "Charles Rivard" <[email protected]>; "Gamers Discussion list" >><[email protected]> >>Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 3:55 PM >>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Anyone thought of doing an >>accessiblehandheldtriviagame? >> >> >>>Hey everyone! >>> >>>I regularly have to take transatlantic flights, and would love to have some >>>accessible kind of handheld game to play to pass the time. I can't turn on >>>my phone, even if I had a smart phone, which I don't, to play the latest >>>games for that. Playing games on my Netbook, if I disabled the wireless of >>>course, would seriously shorten the battery life. So what do I do. Read, >>>listen to music, my brain is half dead with boredom on the twenty-four hour >>>journey, including time lag, between the U K and Louisiana. I sure wish we >>>could have some kind of talking, hand held game you could plug headphones >>>into! My Momma once said to me, if wishes were roses, the world would be a >>>garden! But I'd be sure interested to hear any thoughts on the subject. >>> >>>Lulu. >>>Now faith, hope, love abide, these three. But the greatest of these is love. >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Rivard" <[email protected]> >>>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 5:30 PM >>>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Anyone thought of doing an accessible >>>handheldtriviagame? >>> >>> >>>>What trivia games can a blind person run on what devices that a blind >>>>person can operate? Thanks. >>>>--- >>>>Shepherds are the best beasts. >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "dark" <[email protected]> >>>>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>>Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 2:30 AM >>>>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Anyone thought of doing an accessible >>>>handheldtrivia game? >>>> >>>> >>>>>also, I'm afraid that I don't particularly see the attraction of having a >>>>>hand held trivia game. >>>>> >>>>>Not because I don't think trivia could be fun, but there are many >>>>>accessible trivia games available already which you could run on a hand >>>>>held. >>>>> >>>>>I'm not sure about Jim kitchins because of the sapi issue, but I believe >>>>>those from 7-128 do, and using websites like freerice would be no trouble >>>>>at all. >>>>> >>>>>Beware the Grue! >>>>> >>>>>Dark. >>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> >>>>>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >>>>>Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 5:32 AM >>>>>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Anyone thought of doing an accessible handheld >>>>>trivia game? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>>I extremely doubt it. For a couple of very good reasons. >>>>>> >>>>>>First, companies, Hasbro included, usually aren't too receptive when >>>>>>someone comes along asking for accessibility features. Especially, when >>>>>>those accessibility features will cost them lots of time and development. >>>>>>What you are in a sense asking them to do is throw away the product they >>>>>>have spent x amount of time and money researching and developing, rewrite >>>>>>the new firmware for that unit with text to speech support, create a new >>>>>>rom, and then sell an all new accessible version. Unless there is a >>>>>>really compelling reason to do so they are likely to tell you "forget it!" >>>>>> >>>>>>As far as someone else doing it that's just not likely either. I'm a >>>>>>skilled programmer, I assume they wrote the firmware in C++, have a vague >>>>>>idea how they created the trivia game, but the firmware is likely stored >>>>>>on a rom chip. In order to make this little unit talk I would have to >>>>>>create my own firmware for the unit, from scratch I might add, create a >>>>>>new rom chip, and replace the existing one with my own rom. This is some >>>>>>serious hardware and software engineering we are talking about. Nothing >>>>>>as simple or straight forward as installing Jaws or Window Eyes on your >>>>>>computer to make it talk. Totally new and different ball game here. >>>>>> >>>>>>HTH >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>we are talking about. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>--- >>>>>>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>>>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>>>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>>>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>>>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>>>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>>>>>list, >>>>>>please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>--- >>>>>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>>>>please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> >>>>--- >>>>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>>[email protected]. >>>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>>>please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> >>>>__________ NOD32 4461 (20090927) Information __________ >>>> >>>>This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >>>>http://www.eset.com >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--- >>>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>>[email protected]. >>>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>>please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> >> >>--- >>Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. >>You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >>please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> >>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >>database 4462 (20090927) __________ >> >>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >>http://www.eset.com >> >> > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >database 4462 (20090927) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com > > > > >--- >Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. >You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >please send E-mail to [email protected].
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