First you said there isn't any need for knowledge, then you said you have to configure stuff if you want something more, like for different reading environments. It's great, Dane, that you are proud of your technology. But it is also too bad you have to knock other people down for their technology choices. You can't beat free, and if you already have the screen reader knowledge to begin with (most people do because they have to use one with their DAISY player) then I would just accept you like your DAISY Pie better.
Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 10:16 AM To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: Re: DAISY Players; [Was "Next Generation Braille Notetaker Just Released"] Big difference, we're talking about a system that doesn't require any knowledge to get it running, that's the main point, all the user need do with "Daisy Pi" is plug it in and turn it on, wait a few seconds and the user hears "Daisy Pi Is Ready" and at that point you read to your hearts content. You don't have to have a Screen Reader, you don't need to know how Windows 8 or any other operating system works etc. For want of a better way of putting it, "Daisy Pi" is like having a Book Sense, a Victor Reader Stream, A Plextalk etc, only difference being that the "Pi" can be configured for more situations and environments. Its unfortunate that we decided not to put everything into one box as is the case with something like the Book Sense, doing this just adds cost to the whole project and we wanted to make the whole thing as cheaply as possible, in affect all the user has to do is to purchase a "Pi" and other accessaries tuned to his or her needs. When we feel a little more confident with "Daisy Pi" and how its working we'll be offering to send out SD cards, these cards contain both the "Daisy Pi" software and the LYNUX operating service so all the user has to do is to insert the SD card, "Plug In" and "Switch on". ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
