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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: serial interface usesRe: serial interface uses
From: Glenn Ervin at home <GlennErvin_at_cableone.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 18:51:51 -0500 I wonder if the serial connection and PDA idea is an option for us Blind users with one of our note takers, which is like a PDA with speech &/or Braille. These devices can use serial, PS/2, or sometimes IR for connections. Most of them have proprietary operating systems, but I think one of them uses windows CE. Glenn. I'm having trouble following your reasoning. Why would it be "far better" for users to have to lug around another single-purpose device rather than a Palm? I went to the Creative site and find no remote for the Nomad. Sony's LCD remotes don't appear to have a way to receive data for display (e.g., artist name, album name, track name, bitrate, track number, and so forth). They are send-only devices. This discussion was started because of the general dissatisfaction with the AJB displays and I don't see how adding a remote that can't receive anything for display would address those concerns. I have ZERO interest in any remote control for the AJB which does not provide me with a better display. The AJB is a personal audio device. It's not going to be 30 feet away while you use it. Even if it was, you could not read its display from that distance anyway, so you could not traverse directories and choose songs blind using a send-only remote. > There is also the problem of powering the PIC chip, as there > is no power out on the Jukebox That argues in favor of a Palm since the Palm would not require a translating microcontroller of any type (again, the PIC is usually a poor choice compared to an Atmel AVR). Regards, Fred Maxwell Received on 2003-09-23 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |