[gui-talk] free daisy player

Wed Aug 12 18:12:25 UTC 2009

Gerald,

My own experience with the NLS hasn't been quite so slipshod as that, at 
least not so far. I'm sorry it's not going more smoothly for you.

As for the politics of health care reform plan variations, I wouldn't even 
hazard a guess how one or another aspect of one or another version of 
proposed legislation might affect the funding of the NlS. I can't imagine 
quite how that might come to pass, and I don't really wish to discuss 
anything at all about the politics of health care on this blind service 
mailing list nor any others like it. I don't need the stress of partisan 
speculations and bickering, as I'm sure no one here does, including brother 
Ray. I do hope that my multiple health issues for which I'm currently under 
treatment don't bring a ghostly panel of SS-uniformed Death squad government 
agents to my door soon, but other than that, I repeat that I hope your local 
outlet for NLS library stuff gets its ass properly in gear.

there's facetiousness in some of the above, let anyone happen to miss that. 
Thank you. Don't want a flame war.

All best,
Joel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] free daisy player

Joel,

I am already on the waiting list of my local NLS network library for a new
digital talking book player, but I have been told that it could take up to
three years before I actually receive one.  The library expects to receive
its firtst batch of digital players next month, but because they are a
branch of the New York Public Library, they are notoriously slow and
inefficient.  Having listened to a number of podcasts about this device, I'm
pretty familiar with its controls and operation.  But I wouldn't put it past
the Obama administration to cut funding for the NLS to pay for his health
care plan, so I wouldn't be surprised if I don't receive one for five years.

Gerald

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel Deutsch" <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:33 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] free daisy player

> Gerald,
>
> DTB? Does that mean Daisy Talking Book? I don't think that technology
> plays
> any part at all in this program.
>
> Which is to say, the NLS has been running a program out of their regional
> libraries, such as my local Braille Institute Library and others from
> Texas
> to New York, handing out the new NLS digital Players to people who put
> themselves on the list as interested, for some months now. There are basic
> players and advanced players, with one more  row of navigation buttons,
> which I'd have ordered if I knew they existed when I signed up.
>
> They are meant to be used two was. One by inserted a plastic cartridge
> that
> looks like a skinny audiocassette, the other by downloading files from the
> online thing. Library.
>
> Where are you, New York I think? Call your most local participating
> library
> from which you get NLS books on tape and ask them what's going on, and
> don't
> forget to express your interest. There's a new shipment doming to those
> branches for distribution end of august.
> Joel
>
> P.S. This is all audio files, as far as I know. Nothing to do with Daisy.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 3:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] free daisy player
>
>
>
> Exactly how were you able to get your hands on an NLS DTB player?  They
> aren't even available here yet.
>
> Gerald
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joel Deutsch" <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] free daisy player
>
>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Don't worry about that. As i said in an earlier post, I am subscribed to
>> the
>> BARD site for downloading files, but I play them on the NLS didgital
>> player.
>> See? So I was just trying to figure out what Albert was talking about.
>> I'm
>> starting to piece something together, to the effect that NLS digital
>> player
>> users have no impediment to playing the files on those devices, but the
>> only
>> other device that's currently known to play them is the Stream, and in
>> order
>> to transffer a BARD book onto the Stream and get it to play, you have to
>> make some sort of special arrangement with the NLS under which, for $10,
>> they sell you either a key that's good forever or make you pay that same
>> amount every single time you download a book from the site. That may be
>> quite a difference to not be sure of, but it's closer than I was before.
>> Or
>> at least I think so.
>>
>> read knowen
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Pattison" <srp at internode.on.net>
>> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [gui-talk] free daisy player
>>
>>
>> Hi Joel,
>>
>> Thanks for your message.  Actually I'm not able to answer any of your
>> questions about playing NLS files on the Victor Stream because I live in
>> Australia and we're not able to have access to NLS materials here and
>> because of that I haven't made an effort to find out how the BARD site
>> works.  Hopefully someone else on the list will be able to help.
>>
>> Regards Steve.
>>
>> On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:42:00 -0700
>> "Joel Deutsch" <jdeutsch at dslextreme.com> wrote:
>>> Okay, Steve. So you pay this fee for each and every book file you
>>> download
>>> from the NLS BARD site? Or you pay once in order to make your Stream
>>> support
>>> the BARD files? How does this work?
>>> also, none of this has anything at all to do with the RFD etc. people?
>>
>> Regards Steve
>> Email:  srp at internode.on.net
>> MSN Messenger:  internetuser383 at hotmail.com
>> Skype:  steve1963
>>
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