[access-uk] Re: kurzweil 1000
- From: william lomas <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:18:11 +0100
why has a pearl like device not been made for k1000 though then i'd consider it
On Jul 21, 2010, at 7:59 PM, chris hallsworth wrote:
> Hi all,
> I plan to get Kurzweil 1000 as soon as I have a compatible scanner. This is
> so I can read my own posts. I tried OpenBook but Kurzweil beats it by miles.
> Version 9 of OpenBook will be interesting though and I plan to install and
> run it in its 40 minute mode.
> Just my £0.02 worth.
>
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> On 21/07/2010 9:20, David Russell wrote:
>> Will,
>>
>> I am a Kw user and know nothing of Openbook. I would recommend Kurzweil for
>> ease of use, and it has rarely caused me problems. One point worthy of
>> consideration is that with KW you can upgrade from an old version to the
>> latest one, without paying for any versions you may have missed. I do not
>> know whether this is the same with Openbook. Also, the KW license allows
>> you to use it on any machine, as long as you are the sole user.
>>
>> It is probably also worth considering that Openbook will soon be paired with
>> the new Pearl camera technology if that is what you wish to use.
>>
>> I am just putting these points forward as things you might wish to consider.
>> I do not have many answers, but am just posing a few questions which others
>> may wish to comment on.
>>
>>
>> David
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
>> Of Jackie Cairns
>> Sent: 21 July 2010 09:00
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: kurzweil 1000
>>
>>
>> Hi Will
>>
>> To me, personally, they are much of a muchness in terms of features. Open
>> Book supports Braille without needing to have JAWS running in the
>> background, whereas K1000 doesn't. K1000 isn't copy protected in the way
>> that Open Book version 9 will be either, but it costs £100 more at the
>> moment.
>>
>> I use both of them. What I can't get out of one, I generally can with the
>> other.
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Jackie Cairns
>> J&M Work-Ability
>>
>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> www.work-ability.co.uk
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>> william lomas
>> Sent: 21 July 2010 07:46
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] kurzweil 1000
>>
>> hi all, how does k1000 compare to openbook?
>> It seems that k1000 has a lot more online based and daisy features or does
>> openbook have all this as well?
>> Will
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