That's interesting. I personally was always sorry that the line of
products they produce such as the braille 'n speak and the type 'n speak
had those cable connections rather than the more common 9 pin variety. I
know their reasoning for using the connectors they do is to make the
product as small as possible but more universal connectors have their own
advantages.
Thanks for the clarification.
Elizabeth Aldworth
At 02:22 PM 2/1/99 , you wrote:
>I apologize for being ambiguous.
>
>What I meant is that the keyboard was not user-friendly. The keys were
>not positioned in an intuitive fassion, and the software was also very
>counter-intuitive.
>
>I wish they had more of a common sense approach rather than an engineer's
>approach.
>
>Fernando H. F. Botelho
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>
>On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Elizabeth Aldworth wrote:
>
>> Please be explicit about "poorly designed". I am not agreeing or
>> disagreeing by the way since I have never used the product myself. Just
>> wondering what specifically you dislike about the design of this product.
>>
>> Elizabeth Aldworth
>>
>> At 04:57 PM 1/29/99 , you wrote:
>> >I have used both the type and speak and the teletype, and I must say that
>> >the teletype is the most poorly designed product I have seen in a long
>> >time.
>>
>> >Fernando H. F. Botelho
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>> >
>> >
>> >On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Jamal Mazrui wrote:
>> >
>> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:37:29 -0500
>> >> From: David Poehlman <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> Reply-To: "* WEB http://www.rit.edu/~easi" <[log in to unmask]>
>> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> Subject: Re: Type N Speak
>> >>
>> >> when it was first developed, it was the least expensive, simplest and
>> >> lightest alternative out there. that is no longer the case with the
>> >> advent of the artic product line.
>> >> In my use and support of the tns, I have found it to be invaluable for
>> >> lite work such as taking notes, keeping track of contacts and schedules,
>> >> but for serious work like telecommunications or heavy word processing,
>> >> there are disadvantages such as the lack of a built in online storage
>> >> system such as a floppy drive or memory card system. It's memory is
>> >> limited and since it is not dos based, even programs that might fit into
>> >> it cannot be used.
>> >>
>> >> I like the idea that products like this don't have a monitor making them
>> >> less expensive than they other wise would be and lighter but it can
>> >> hamper the low vision user so it would be nice if there was an easy way
>> >> to attach one when or if necessary.
>> >> So, as a "pocket" junior secretary, it is a nice device but could be
>> >> enhanced with the addition of a numeric key pad, a finished keyboard, a
>> >> new operating system, and of course some way of not having to cary
>> >> around or attach it to a disk drive for data storage. I shouldn't have
>> >> to have a computer to make it an effective tool.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The innovations developed into the product over its life span have made
>> >> it more powerful and robust while keeping it simple and straight forward
>> >> to use.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Sorensen, Gregg E" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > TO: Type 'n Speak Users, and their teachers, parents, employers,
>> >> > counselors
>> >> >
>> >> > I am interested in hearing from the above parties regarding
>> >> > their satisfaction with Type 'n Speak. Does it meet the needs
>> >> > for which they purchased it? Would they purchase it again?
>> >> > Comparing it to a laptop equipped either with internal speech
>> >> > (PCMCIA card or other?) or external speech, does it offer
>> >> > adequate advantages (cost, other?)
>> >> >
>> >> > This inquiry is limited to those having direct experience
>> >> > with Type 'n Speak, or working closely with a user of Type 'n Speak
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks, Gregg Sorensen
>> >> > [log in to unmask]
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