[Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Talking Book Cartridge and Player

[David Andrews]

I believe that NLS itself doesn't plan on offering any, but they 
anticipate that third parties will do so.

Dave

At 11:53 AM 10/23/2006, you wrote:
>Do you know if there will be any pc based players?
>
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>Subject: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Talking Book Cartridge and Player
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>
> > >>> William Graczyk <Wgracz at MPL.ORG> 10/23/2006 10:36 AM >>>
> >I am on the National Library Service's National Audio Equipment
> >Advisory Committee, and after the Committee met last month, Michael
> >Katzmann (Acting Chief, NLS Materials Development Division) sent
> >committee members two pictures of the nearly-final prototypes of the DTB
> >cartridge, mailing container and player. He encouraged committee members
> >to spread the news of the progress that has been made in the digital
> >talking book program so I posted the pictures on my web site.  I also
> >wrote up a very detailed  (though still not comprehensive) description
> >of the player and cartridge that may be useful to folks who cannot see
> >the images at all.  After spending two and a half days test-driving the
> >player and DTB last month, I want to say emphatically that they are
> >going to be well worth the wait. Note that the prototype lacks the
> >braille and raised letter embossing that will be on the final versions.
> >Congress willing, there's only one more federal fiscal year to wait!
> >
> >The images and descriptions are at:
> >
> >http://blindreaders.info/dtb.html
> >
> >Bill Graczyk
> >
> >
> >
> >William Graczyk
> >Reader Advisor and Braille Librarian
> >Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
> >Library Web Site: http://regionallibrary.wi.gov
> >Personal Web Site: The Blind Readers Page: http://blindreaders.info/
> >
> >---------------------------
>
>David Andrews and white cane Harry.
>
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