Linux note taker

[Keith Watson]

Sina,

The elba is a braille note on steroids. <grin>

It's a notetaker that uses linux as an OS and not that Winblows 
pig.

Keith

On 11:36 PM, Sina Bahram wrote:
> May I humbly ask to be let in on what an elba is. It sounds like a note
> taker, but also like a Braille 'N Speak of sorts with the functionality
> of linux? Am I totally lost or just very confused *wonders when one
> condition hasn't been true?*.
> 
> Thanks for any information, and sorry for my ignorence.
> 
> Take care all,
> Sina
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Keith Watson
> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:13 PM
> To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> Subject: Re: Linux note taker
> 
> 
> 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
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Keith Watson
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Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant
but those with illusions of knowledge.    - B. Alan Wallace