[Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Happenings Speech

[David Andrews]

I believe that NLS has no plans to do a software player, whether or not third parties do one is unknown to me.

Dave

At 07:29 PM 4/27/2007, you wrote:
>Hello Dan and listers,
>
>    Are they going to develop a software player for those who don't have the
>NLS player when it's made available? It only makes sense to me for them to
>do so.
>
>Peter Donahue
>
>
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>From: <DanFlasar at aol.com>
>To: <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 6:11 PM
>Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] NLS Digital Happenings Speech
>
>
>The download project will not be usable by most patrons because you won't
>be
>able to play the downloaded books until you get a player.     As I currently
>understand it - there will be 200 players available for home  testing
>sometime
>early in 2008.  By the end of that year, there will be  5000 production
>players sent to the various libraries (avg 100/library).   These will be
>distributed according to the state library affiliate.
>     The digital download site is already up and  running for the pilot
>program (we have modified Victor Readers) but it won't be  useful until you
>can
>play the books.
>       I hope this helps.
>Dan F
>
>
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