From: Derek Dittmar <derekjdittmar_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:40:14 -0500

Hey, thanks man. I'm still just pretty nervous about shelling out $273
for an ipod which I could get for cheaper and for less money.
Can you walk me through what I might have to do to make a later model
talk, if it's at all possible?

On 11/16/11, DD petterson <danielbr_at_live.no> wrote:
> I can relate to that. If you encounter any obstacles, please Ask away. I'll
> be happy to assist you :)
>
> Daniel.
>
> Sendt fra min iPhone
>
> Den 16. nov. 2011 kl. 15:28 skrev "Derek Dittmar" <derekjdittmar_at_gmail.com>:
>
>> I should explain.
>> I've always used apple's built-in voice over, because I'm timid about
>> installing a new softwware. I'm a musician -- I treat my ipod with
>> reverence bordering on mania.
>> So, I still need to do my research on installing rockbox. I've never
>> used it before, which is why I'm asking about the classic and the
>> ability to use rockbox for it.
>>
>> On 11/16/11, DD petterson <danielbr_at_live.no> wrote:
>>> Well, i seems to me that The only reason why it is "unusable" is just
>>> that.
>>> The fact that a third party bootloader needs to be applied and no rbutil
>>> support. It could be moved up a tier.
>>>
>>> Have you used The new firmware? Mine is sitting at The 11.11.11 daily
>>> build
>>> right now.
>>>
>>> Daniel.
>>>
>>> Sendt fra min iPhone
>>>
>>> Den 16. nov. 2011 kl. 15:09 skrev "Robert Menes"
>>> <viewtiful.icchan_at_gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 8:54 AM, DD petterson <danielbr_at_live.no> wrote:
>>>>> In my opinion The Classic is stable at This point, however i am
>>>>> uncertain
>>>>> if it speaks as Of now. Anyone out There who might know something about
>>>>> that part ??
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The iPod Classic is still considered an "Unusable" port at this point
>>>> in time, while the iPod
>>>> Video port is considered "Stable".
>>>>
>>>> That doesn't mean that you can't *use* the iPod Classic port, but it's
>>>> going to take a little more
>>>> knack for tinkering around with some specialized software tools to get
>>>> it installed and running.
>>>> The iPod Video, by contrast, can easily be installed in a few clicks
>>>> using Rockbox Utility.
>>>>
>>>> While Rockbox runs pretty well on the Classic and has come a long way
>>>> since it was first
>>>> released into the wild, it still needs a lot of work to be done before
>>>> it can even move up a tier
>>>> to "Unusable".
>>>>
>>>> And as always, the front page of the Rockbox site will always show you
>>>> the three tiers that
>>>> each port falls under.
>>>>
>>>> --Robert
>>>>
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