From: Sarai <bucc7465_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:43:13 -0500

Well that depends on who you talk to. I think the alternative program is
anapod? I know that AFB didn't find it accessible.

-----Original Message-----
From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]
On Behalf Of brian hartgen
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 2:28 PM
To: Rockbox
Subject: Re: Why not iPod?


iTunes is accessible with jaws for windows right now.

Brian Hartgen
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarai" <bucc7465_at_bellsouth.net>
To: "'Rockbox'" <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 7:31 PM
Subject: RE: Why not iPod?


> 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!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se
> [mailto:rockbox-bounces_at_cool.haxx.se]
> On Behalf Of Neon John
> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 1:23 PM
> To: rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se
> Subject: Why not iPod?
>
>
> OK, right off the bat, let me say that I despise Apple, Steve Jobs and

> most of what they stand for. Ahem.
>
> That said, is there any reason why the iPod isn't considered for a
> RockBox port? It would seem that with a port of Linux running on the
> thing, there should be enough info out there for a port.
>
> As I scan the racks of even Walmart and see all the nifty accessories
> that work only with an iPod, I have to admit that it would be a nice
> host for RockBox. I'd LOVE to have a set of amplified speakers into
> which my jukebox would simply snap, like those offered by several
> different companies for the iPod.
>
> I don't want to even appear to become an AppleDroid but OTOH, the
> hardware is nice...
>
> John
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> John De Armond
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>
Received on 2005-09-23