[misc.handicap] New System

Liz.Campbell@p0.f33.n130.z1.fidonet.org (Liz Campbell) (11/02/90)

Index Number: 11456

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Hi all!
I haven't been on lately, so I know I've missed many messages!
One reason why I haven't ben on is that I have been extemely busy 
working and looking at new computers!
Yes, I'm buying a 286 system with a 40-meg hard drive 1.44 meg floppy 
drive and a meg of ram. Anyway, I've found a good deal on this system 
and will pay under $1,000 for it. 
Now, I KNOW that there will be some argument on my next purchase. I've 
decided to buy the Braille'n'Speak to use as a synthesizer for the 286. 
Although it isn't the best synthe out there, I like the fact that I can 
either hook it to the desktop or use it while I'm away from the office 
for note taking.
I love the portability of the device.
Looking forward to getting my new set-up.
Take care.
Liz

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Darrell.Shandrow@f7.n300.z1.fidonet.org (Darrell Shandrow) (11/06/90)

Index Number: 11601

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Great choice on Braille 'n Speak its a great device.
They are a little slow on their updating time though.  I'm under a
maintainance agreement and was supposed to go out on a list to get the
latest update.  Well, Its going to be November and still using the 1989
version and I pay $100.00 a year.  This is actually to all and if anyone
else is experiencing this we should get them to live up to what they say
about their updating under maintainance agreements. I seem to have been
forgotten about.  I guess I'm going to have to call Blazie Engineering
again!!.  73

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Frank.Whitney@f1000.n261.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Whitney) (01/31/91)

Index Number: 13256

>     I really didn't realize just how much difference it made!  I don't 
>guess we ever do, until we have the opportunity to work on something 
>faster. 
I can really tell the difference when I'm using my speech recognition
system.  It is a real labor intensive program and when I run it on a slower
machine I can really tell that the system is grinding away.  It requires
a 386 machine because some of the code was written in 386 assembly language.
Even with them using assembly language for faster execution I can tell the 
difference when I go from one machine to a slower or faster system.
Frank.

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