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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: Why not iPod?RE: Why not iPod?
From: John Panarese <tvii_at_optonline.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:00:26 -0400 See my previous message. Take Care John D. Panarese Managing Director Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc. 9 Nolan Court Hauppauge, NY 11788 Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479 Email, tvii_at_optonline.net Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA, PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS, PULSEDATA, DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS, ROBOTRON, AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED -----Original Message----- From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] On Behalf Of Sarai Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 3:44 PM To: 'Rockbox' Subject: RE: Why not iPod? >From all I've read and observed its not that accessible, especially on the net. I heard it didn't work with Itunes. Read the review done by Access World and info from the Blind Tech list. I've always wanted to play with a Mac. -----Original Message----- From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] On Behalf Of John Panarese Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 1:55 PM To: 'Rockbox' Subject: RE: Why not iPod? What's wrong with VoiceOver? I use it all the time. In fact, this mail is coming from a Mac. John D. Panarese Managing Director Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc. 9 Nolan Court Hauppauge, NY 11788 Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479 Email, tvii_at_optonline.net Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA, PREMIER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS, PULSEDATA, DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS, ROBOTRON, AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED -----Original Message----- From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se] On Behalf Of Jonas H. Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 2:51 PM To: Rockbox Subject: Re: Why not iPod? On Fri, Sep 23, 2005 at 01:31:21PM -0500, Sarai wrote: > John, > If you guys make it accessible i.e. it will speak, a lot of blind > people will be happy, but you also have to make Itunes accessible as > well, even though there is an alternative program out there to replace > Itunes, its not that great. If you guys can make it work, I know a lot > of blind people who will jump up and down. I just hope you do a better > job than the programmers who made Tiger, the voice application for > Apple. Its bad to say the least! If Rockbox were to run on iPods, it wouldn't need iTunes. You'd simply use it as a drive, just like Archos devices are used now. -- Jonas H rasher(at)rasher(dot)dk -- no .sig todayReceived on 2005-09-23 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |