Re: optacon on ipaq
- From: philwh@xxxxxxxx
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 16:41:17 -0500
Hi Sharon.
I can absolutely guarantee that the pacmate is not based ont he ipaq.
it was developed from the ground up by
fs.
i was ont he team that started ont he project back in 2000 or so.
the maestro is based ont he ipaq however.
I have had a pacmate in my hands and it most definitely is not
an ipaq. it is much larger,
and has different interfaces builtin into it.
and there are at least 5 different models of the pacmate.
the q models have a laptop style keyboard,
while the b models have an expanded braille style keyboard.
phil
On Sat, Nov 13, 2004 at 12:51:45PM -0500, sharron kennedy wrote:
> Hi there!
> Well, I freely admit I'm not extremely savvy technically speaking, but I am
> certain I have read on some web pages regarding the PacMate that the Ipaq is
> the
> base technology for palm devices such as the PacMate and also the Maestro,
> which
> Visuaide manufactures for its global positioning system program. I realize
> Freedom Scientific was not interested in the Optacon Project initially and
> perhaps they may not be the ones to work on it now, but I still wonder if it
> could become one of the accessories which could be used with the PacMate in
> the
> future. If the print reading display needs to be used in conjunction with a
> Braille display, that could exclude many people who are not fortunate enough
> to
> own a Braille display, although it appears prices of smaller Braille displays
> are comings down and if a print reading display could be added to the
> Pacmate,
> it may be a good reason to invest in one.
> I appreciate the fact that right now, I can use my Optacon independent of any
> other technology and I find that extremely handy, but one of these days, my
> faithful Optacon is going to fail me. I feel it would be most preferred if
> an
> Optacon type device could still be able to function on its own, but made to
> hook
> to other devices if desired.
>
> Perhaps that is too much to hope for.
> Just my thoughts.
>
> Sharron. .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <philwh@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 12:39 AM
> Subject: optacon on ipaq
>
>
> > Sharon, the ipaq or however it is spelled
> > isn't anything like
> > the pacmate.
> > the ipaq is a commercially available
> > pda made by hp.
> > the pacmate is a proprietary device manufactured by fs.
> > I doubt that fs would be interested in developint
> > a tactile display for the pacmate.
> > they had that chance a few years ago,
> > and canceled the project to
> > develop a new optacon.
> >
> > by the way charls, the approach
> > that you have suggested is
> > essentially what oleg is doing with the
> > p2rd.
> > he uses a standard digital camera, either a 7 megapixel or 8
> > megapixel camera, users choice,
> > and plugs it into an off the shelf
> > pda.
> > the only thing missing on his machine, is the tactile display
> > like the optaco has.
> > he claims he is still developing a display,
> > but no info on what it will be like.
> > he doesn't say if it will be
> > like the one he originally talked about, the
> > one that uses relatively widely spaced
> > braille dots, or if it will be
> > more like the optacon display.
> > he does say, his device can be connected to a braille display
> > as it stands now.
> >
> > phil
> >
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