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[Keith Watson]

Liz,

If you are using your elba to post to the list the first
thing I would do would be to change the date, either 
that or kirk has some nano creatures time warping your posts 
<grin>.

Ok, I am going to start this email off by saying that I am by no 
means an expert on the elba. Matter of fact I have had mine less 
than two months. That said...(Better duck cause here it comes)...

The elba, like it's cousins, only has 32 meg of ram and 32 meg of 
flash. This means that the amount of stuff that one can stuff in 
the thing is limited. I am talking apps, as one can always 
utilise the pcmcia to add more flash or even a pcmcia hard drive, 
if one should be so inclined to spend that kind-o-cabbage, or 
lucky enough to con the government into providing it to them with 
the thing. And actually you pretty much do need the HD in order 
to do any type of experimenting, because the compiler is fairly 
large.

I am not trying to be contrite when I say that the squeaky wheel 
gel's the grease, but you are the second person that I have run 
across in two days that did not have the root password or 
compiler for the unit. Sighted states on their website that they 
will provide both of these for any user who wishes it. All ya 
gotta do is ask. Matter of fact, I figure they are about sick of 
me asking because just tonight I got the config file for the 
kernel (Catch that Tommy, they gave it to me). I also hope to get 
the source for the mp3 player so's we can add a pause function to 
it. a ouch needed addition if you ask me.

Oh ya, one more thing. The Florida Division of Blind Services 
tried their best to talk me out of getting the elba. Know why? 
Cause I don't know braille. Imagine that. Well after two months 
of not really trying to learn braille I have learned quite a bit 
and am getting better all the time, so the fact that not all 
areas of the unit are accessible via speech didn't really make one 
bit of difference to me.

Whew! My synth is beat after re-listening to this rant. But I 
guess you get the idea that I am in love with the thing and have 
barely even scratch the surface. If I can help with anything 
please feel free to email me, either on list or off. If I don't 
have the answers I can find out.


-- 
Keith Watson
kwatson at smed.yi.org

Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant
but those with illusions of knowledge.    - B. Alan Wallace