aaaah, the power of limited marketing. btw, what has happend with the pda project talked about on here a while back. I've lost track whilst on my mission of getting my box to do what I want. Bad box, sit box, good Linux. ----- Original Message ----- From: <cpt.kirk@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 6:55 AM Subject: RE: BrailleNote > > considered the cost, but I'm sure it's in the $5k + range. So, why would > > someone pay that kind of money for half a computer. > > I think the reason people are willing to pay this cost is that there isn't > much choice for the functionality. This is the best priced hardware of its > type that I have seen. It should be much more functional then anything > Blazie has come out with. And it is in the $3k to $5k range depending on > how many Braille cells are in the unit. The cost of the computer itself is > negligible when compared to the cost of the refreshable disply cells. > > The real mystery is why people still have to purchase the BNS for its > cost. I can't imagine how a 20 year old peice of hardware can be so > expensive. Even knowing they have updated it, they charge new product > prices. > > -- > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net > ------------------ > > Why can't you be a non-conformist, like everybody else? > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
