From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from femail14.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.0.95.141]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1 (Debian)) id 15F2ET-0003Un-00 for ; Tue, 26 Jun 2001 19:26:57 -0400 Received: from DavidPoehlman ([65.1.246.44]) by femail14.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.20 201-229-121-120-20010223) with SMTP id <20010626232603.GRYP14539.femail14.sdc1.sfba.home.com@DavidPoehlman> for ; Tue, 26 Jun 2001 16:26:03 -0700 Message-ID: <001601c0fe97$78084aa0$2cf60141@mtgmry1.md.home.com> From: "David Poehlman" To: References: Subject: Re: New Braille Notetaker From Papenmeier Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 19:26:46 -0400 Organization: Hands-on Technolog(eye)s MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.4 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: no hd necessary. cd or different media is what is needed. who wants to fill their hard drives with talking books anyway? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janina Sajka" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 6:09 PM Subject: Re: New Braille Notetaker From Papenmeier Actually, this memory storage defect is rather serious. Digital Talking Books are really here if you're a K-12 student in a blind school in the U.S. They're also already a reality in Japan and Sweden. They're coming next spring in Canada and Great Britain. They needs hundreds of Mb per book on average, so will not be well supported in this device at all, unless Papenmeier get a real hd inside but soon. On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Rich Caloggero wrote: > Now, can you get a hard drive in a PCCard (pcmcia) form? This might make it > truly usable. Well, actually, for a straight portable computer for personal > organizing and business applications, it looks great. However, 16 megabyts > isn't even 4 moderately long mp3s. > > Rich > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregory Nowak" > To: > Sent: 26 June, 2001 5:33 PM > Subject: Re: New Braille Notetaker From Papenmeier > > > Enough to keep me personally entertained. > Greg > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 03:16:00PM -0400, Mike Calvo wrote: > > How many of your best mp3 files would fit in 16mb I wonder. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gregory Nowak" > > To: > > Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 2:49 PM > > Subject: Re: New Braille Notetaker From Papenmeier > > > > > > > Sounds like Freedom Scientific and > > > Paulse Data just got some formidable compatition. > > > Any word on the price of this thing? > > > Greg > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jun 26, 2001 at 05:38:02PM +0100, Saqib Shaikh wrote: > > > > Thought this may be of interest to people: > > > > > > > > > The new notetaker that works! > > > > > > > > > > Papenmeier will be demonstrating their new ELBA braille notetaker, > at > > > > sight Village on the 16th to the 18th July. > > > > > > > > > > The ELBA Papenmeiers New Braille Assistant, combines all of your > > computer > > > > and Braille requirements into one compact and easy to use device. > > > > > > > > > > With the ELBA, you can surf the web, send and receive e-mails, > listen > > to > > > > your favourite MP3 files, and write a letter to your Boss all at the > > same > > > > time! > > > > > > > > > > The Braille Assistant comes with a complete suite of programs, all > > menu > > > > driven, for easy use, with the added functionality of quick keys for > > power > > > > users. > > > > > > > > > > It includes a modem, network card, serial and parallel interface , > USB > > > > port and PCMCIA slot, all as standard! > > > > > > > > > > The ELBA offers its users the choice of querty or Braille imput, and > > > > provides output and feedback with excellent speech with a choice of > > > > languages, and 18 or 32 cell refreshable Braille display. > > > > > > > > > > With its multi-tasking abilities, large storage facilities for > storing > > > > your documents and MP3 files, combined with Papenmeiers world-renowned > > build > > > > quality, the speed and stability of the Linux operating system, the > ELba > > is > > > > the Braille Notetaker that takes note of your requirements, and works > > for > > > > you. > > > > > > > > > > The full specifications are as follows: > > > > > > > > > > Program Suite > > > > > > > > > > Word processor, File Manager, File transfer to and from PC, File > > converter > > > > (read and write WinWord compatible format), Braille translator, > E-mail, > > > > Internet browser, Scientific Calculator, MP3 Player, Voicenote, > > Spreadsheet, > > > > Scheduler / Planner, Address book, Data base, Cellular phone > management, > > > > Root shell (bash) for power users allowing direct access to the Linux > > > > system. > > > > > > > > > > The ELba comes with the following ports: > > > > > > > > > > Serial (RS232) with standard 9-pin connector, Parallel with standard > > > > 25-pin connector > > > > > USB Client, PS/2 keyboard, Standard Type II PCMCIA / Cardbus slot > > Ethernet > > > > (RJ45) > > > > > Internal 56k modem, or optionally, internal ISDN card instead of > modem > > > > (RJ45) > > > > > Speaker Output, Microphone Input > > > > > > > > > > Remote Braille Display capabilities > > > > > > > > > > Braille Terminal to allow Braillex Elba to act as a Braille display > > and > > > > Braille keyboard for other computers > > > > > > > > > > Visual Display Support > > > > > > > > > > Connection via the serial port to an (optional) external LCD display > > > > > > > > > > Technical Specifications > > > > > > > > > > 32-bit Digital StrongARM RISC processor > > > > > Linux operating system > > > > > DRAM 32 Mbytes > > > > > Flash Memory 16 Mbytes > > > > > > > > > > Physical Characteristics > > > > > > > > > > Dimensions: 300 x 215 x 50 mm (11.8" x 8.5" x 2") > > > > > ca. 2 Kg (4.5 lb) for 32-cell version > > > > > Aluminium-magnesium case > > > > > > > > > > Carry Case > > > > > > > > > > Soft carrying case with shoulder strap. > > > > > > > > > > Papenmeier UK > > > > > Telephone Number 0870 6061506 Fax 01245 231157 > > > > > E-mail Braillex@globalnet.co.uk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org Will electronic books surpass print books? 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