I made a mistake here, this should be 3.0 not 3.4.

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On 22 Mar 2017, at 13:28, Debbie Yuille <[email protected]> wrote:

Does it have both a USB and a round AC port or just a USB port. If it only has 
the USB port with no round port next to it then it’s the latest model.
 
Debbie
 
From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, 23 March 2017 12:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: HumanWare Releases Keysoft Version 3.4
 
Hmm.. that's a good question.
I've had the Focus now for 1 and a half years so should be alright, sounds like 
a question for quantum Technology here in Australia.
 
 
On 22/03/2017 11:43 PM, Debbie Yuille wrote:
> Hi Dane
>  
> Which Focus 40 are you running? If it’s the latest generation then you should 
> be able to integrate it into an ElBraille.
>  
> Debbie
>  
> From: Dane Trethowan [mailto:[email protected]] 
> Sent: Wednesday, 22 March 2017 8:58 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Techno-Chat]: HumanWare Releases Keysoft Version 3.4
>  
> Thanks for keeping us informed.
> I’m not sure whether I myself will bother going down the Braillenote Touch 
> path given that the Elbraille will be available very soon, added to this is 
> the fact that I already have a 40 cell Focus Braille display so I’m wondering 
> if perhaps the Elbraille might be available as a separate unit ready to 
> integrate with the Focus? We’ll all find out soon enough I guess.
> One question about the Elbraille that does bother me however is the lack of a 
> display.
> I can understand not wanting a display on the unit itself but I don’t think 
> the Elbraille even has capacity for a connection to a display/monitor.
> If this is the case then what on earth can be done if there is a problem say 
> with starting the device that needs sighted assistance to troubleshoot?
>  
>> On 22 Mar 2017, at 1:43 am, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>>  
>> Good Tuesday to you one and all
>> 
>> I personally am delighted about this, as it resolves some very major flaws 
>> in their previous operating system, and adds some significant enhancements 
>> to KeySoft.
>> 
>> First and foremost, HumanWarde has now seen the light, and updated their 
>> Android framework to allow the update to Android 7.0 which runs underneath 
>> KeySoft. The majon and quite probably most significant restriction killed 
>> off by this update is the  handling of WebView pages and messages. KeySoft 
>> can now handle modern message and article format, which it previously 
>> struggled to display.
>> 
>> Another major enhancement is the ability to run high qualong Acapela Grous 
>> speech synthesisers without any additional purchases. You can also now have 
>> multiple documents open at once within the Keyword processor. That's new, 
>> and very much owelcomed. Which. you switch documents, (unless you switch on 
>> "Read Only" mode, documents are now autumatically saved on-the-fly. KeyWord 
>> now also remembers xr position within a document. However, it's obviously 
>> true to say that because of the available memory and any constraints which 
>> that produces, when you have a large number of documents open an once, (in 
>> excess of 10), there will be some performance degradations as a result.
>> 
>> This is a major update, it I will let the list know when I encountw more new 
>> features and enhancements.
>> 
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>> 
>> My Compliments And Kindest Regards
>> Gordon Smith
>> 'Accessibility And Information Technology Support Specialist
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