[nabs-l] Question about technology

[David Andrews]

The Omni doesn't have a built-in wifi card.  The external hardware is 
the same as older pac mate.  There are two compact flash slots for 
adding stuff, memory cards, wifi, network cards etc.

Dave

At 11:04 PM 4/23/2011, you wrote:
>There's now the PacMate Omni.  Dunno if it has a built-in wi-fi card as does
>the Apex but it's much newer than five years old.
>
>Mike
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>Of Kirt Manwaring
>Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:23 PM
>To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Question about technology
>
>Joshua,
>   The PAC Mate is a little bit behind the Apex in terms of the latest
>up-to-date technology.  That, however, shouldn't stop you if you are
>more comfortable with it.
>   However, I will say that if you liked the Braillenote you saw, it's
>a fair bet you'll like the Apex.  The design's the same, basically
>everything you could do on the old braillenote you do the same way on
>the Apex, the Apex just has more bells and whistles.
>   Personally, if it were me, I'd get the Apex because the PAC Mate is
>no longer being updated by Freedom Scientific and it's a bulkier
>machine.  I used a PAC Mate for like 5 years, I loved it, and I still
>miss it sometimes.  But my Apex can do more, the braille display is
>just as good as it was on the PAC mate, and it's easier to carry
>around.  But, as I said, if you really like the PAC mate better after
>looking at both machines, get the Pac Mate.
>   All the best,
>Kirt
>
>On 4/23/11, trising <trising at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > I absolutely love my Pacmate BX440. If I could only have one piece of
> > technology, this is the one i would have. I can take minutes
> > as the Secretary for the NFB of Michigan. I can also read books. I can
>also
> > edit minutes and other documents. I am very partial to
> > having Braille under my fingertips for accuracy as a Secretary, so I very
> > much prefer having Braille rather than just Jaws. This all
> > depends on what you are used to and what you are familiar with.
> >
> > Terri Wilcox