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Lynn Evans <[log in to unmask]>
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Lynn Evans <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:14:56 -0500
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But then again if you don't have all your money tied up in computer hardware 
and software  including a pricy screen reader it might sound pretty good. 
smile.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sun Sounds of Arizona" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] FW: [Missouri-l] Fw: [Nfb-announce] HumanWare 
Launches Victor ReaderStream CD Edition


> That is a pretty darned expensive CD player to my way of thinking.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ana Garza
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:13 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] FW: [Missouri-l] Fw: [Nfb-announce] HumanWare
> Launches Victor ReaderStream CD Edition
>
> If you already have a Victor Stream, the CD hook up is $129.00 plus $20.00
> for shipping. Each disk is saved into a separate folder, so an audio book
> that is ten CD's long will appear in ten parts in your Talking Books 
> folder.
>
> You can, of course, then use the computer to put the ten parts into one
> folder.
>
> While the Stream CD Edition isn't a must-have, it can be convenient for
> people who have lots of downtime away from the computer. I buy lots of 
> books
> (print and commercial audio) to keep up with the latest doings in the
> literary world. When I'm working at my desk, I can rip audiobooks, which
> average nine to twelve CD's (though fifteen and sixteen disks is not
> unusual), while I'm typing away on other things, but when my job takes me
> away from my desk, I often find myself doing lots of sitting around and
> waiting. I can't really do any of my usual computer work because the
> material I deal with is confidential, but I can do other things, like move
> my audio books to the Stream.
>
> I confess I would be more tempted if the Stream could be told that the 
> next
> X number of CD's belonged in a single folder.
>
>
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