High Steve,
when I had vision in both of my eyes, I've seen those cassette players in
different collars.
The first one I saw in 1982, was brown.
They called it the C-77.
The red ones were called C-76's and the green ones were called C-78's.
It was only in 1985, is when I saw the C-1 for the first time.
Its collar, was bright yellow.
But 25 years later, they're still out, and they are still in use!
Please don't ask me what collar they are these days, I wouldn't be able to
tell you that.
I lost my vision in both of my eyes later on in my life when I was in my
early 20's.
John.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Matzura" <numb...@speakeasy.net>
To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: what is bard and where to find it?
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:33:49 -0400, you wrote:
I've heard of Bard but don't really know details. Is this a service where
we can download talking books without having to have something like a
Victor Stream? I would like to know about it and where to sign up,
especially if it is simply a download of talking books service. Thanks.
I don't like any of the answers you got because they didn't address a
key question you had. You specifically asked, do you have to have
something like a Victor Reader Stream. The answer is yes, you do.
There are currently three such players available for purchase--the
Stream itself, the Book sense and the latest Icon. They all require a
decryption key, which comes in a file that you load into the
aforementioned device. You get this decryption key from the National
Library Service after you give them the serial number of your device
and they contact the manufacturer to validate that serial number. The
key file and instructions for installing it are returned to you via
email from the NLS.
The free option, of course, is to get a player directly from NLS. It's
a lot larger and less versatile than the other pay options I
mentioned, but it's a darn good machine with a lot of capabilities on
its own, and really good playback audio, far better than the old
orange boxes they used to give out masquerading as cassette players
(LOL).
The good thing is, you can get a BARD login from NLS today, start
downloading books, and save them for when you get a player. If you
don't know where your nearest regional library is, get yourself onto
the Library of Congress National Library Service main Website, where
I'm sure you can look that information up easily.
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