From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from grace.speakeasy.org([216.254.0.2]) (2339 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:smtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:04:24 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: (qmail 9589 invoked from network); 18 Apr 2000 14:04:25 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO whowellhq.hq.nasa.gov) (131.182.140.181) by grace.speakeasy.org with SMTP; 18 Apr 2000 14:04:25 -0000 Message-ID: <001e01bfa93e$13a35140$b58cb683@hq.nasa.gov> From: "Scott Howell" To: References: Subject: Re: BrailleNote Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 09:57:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 List-Id: 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: To: 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@1tree.net > ------------------ > > Why can't you be a non-conformist, like everybody else? > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >