I'm with Darrell on this one. Laptops just don't have the battery life the specialized devices do... Tommy On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 07:50:51AM -0700, Darrell Shandrow wrote: > Hi Lorenzo, > > A smaller device such as a note taker can provide much better battery life > than any laptop. I use my BrailleNote for taking notes in class, and it > lasts just about two weeks on a charge! > > Darrell Shandrow - Shandrow Communications! > Technology consultant/instructor, network/systems administrator! > A+, CCNA, Network+! > Check out high quality telecommunications services at http://ld.net/?nu7i > All the best to coalition forces carrying out Operation Iraqi Freedom! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lorenzo Prince" <lorenzo at princenet.sytes.net> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 7:20 AM > Subject: Re: Linux note taker > > > > Actually, a laptop is usually a better notetaker than anything that these > > money-hungry companies are offering. A simple braille 'n speak is $1395. > > I psid $809 for a fairly laptop and put linux on it using speakup when I > > want to use hardware speech, and yasr when I don't want to carry around my > > dectalk. And I am getting $200 more off that. In my opinion, notetakers > > for the blind are greately overpriced, and laptops that run Linux are a > > much more cost-effective choice. > > > > Lorenzo > > > > Sigh. I like to think it's just the Linux people who want to be on > > the "leading edge" so bad they walk right off the precipice. > > -- Craig E. Groeschel > > > > David Poehlman staggered into view and mumbled: > > > > > you cannot install linux on it. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Darragh" <darraghoheiligh at eircom.net> > > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 9:42 AM > > > Subject: RE: Linux note taker > > > > > > > > > If they weren't so expensive, I'd love to try messing around with a Pac > Mate > > > from Freedom Scientific to see how viable it would be to install Linux > onto > > > it. > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]On > > > Behalf Of Angelo Sonnesso > > > Sent: 23 April 2003 14:22 > > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > Subject: linux notetaker > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know about notetakers for Linux? > > > How about pocket devices? > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
