Ya that's my big thing battery life. I think those devices Pacmate and BrailleNote could be made to work with Linux if someone wanted to risk having theirs perminately messed up. Because of the cost of these devices no one is jumping at the opportunity.. sincerely, Patrick At 11:06 AM 4/23/2003 -0400, you wrote: >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 > >_______________________________________________ >Speakup mailing list >Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > ----- Patrick Turnage E-mail: pturnage at tampabay.rr.com AOL Instant Messenger: kg4dqk Home Page: http://www.access-connect.com Connecting the world to access technology information. For all mainstream and adaptive hardware and software.
