After all I read I decided to buy a pocket pc and get verituner pocket. But I don´t think that I will use the pc for other purposes. I hate the handling for scheduling or adresses. I prefer the old adress BOOK style. I am just old fashioned. Carrying a laptop should not be necessary nowadays and is, as Avery mentioned, not really usefull in field service. Gregor >From: "Alan R. Barnard" <tune4u at earthlink.net> >Reply-To: tune4u at earthlink.net, Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Subject: ETD's & Computers was Re: RCT or SAT III >Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 14:22:14 -0600 > >Avery has mentioned "laptops" a couple of times. Forget schelping a laptop, >my ETD travels in my pocket, litereally. Get a pocket PC--even a brand new >one PLUS Tunelab would be cheaper than buying any of the ETD machines. >Again, I'm not knocking any of them, they're all great. I just heartily >endorse TL and recommend people at least consider it as, bang-for-buck, the >best deal around. It has every capability as others, far as I know, and the >fantastically useful spectrum analyzer that none of the others have. >Maybe some people look down on TL because it does cost so much less--the >old "perceived value" psychology. But Bob's try-it-for-free policy is >inspired because he KNOWS you'll like it a lot if you do. And that's the >old "test drive" automobile sales psychology. >Now that you've bought a pockt PC you can: >Use it for your schedules >Communicate with the world >Take notes, write letters >It's a calculator, a calendar, an address book, etc... >Play a jillion different games (I have Sudoku, chess, and Scrabble) >And a whoooooooole lot more. >So ... what was that reason for buying a VT or SAT box, again? >Just my humble (okay, maybe not) and possibly controversial opinion. > >Alan Barnard >Salem, MO >Joshua 24:15 > > > > > > >Original message >From: Avery >To: "Cy Shuster" , "Pianotech List" >Received: 12/02/2006 12:35:53 PM >Subject: Re: RCT or SAT III > > >And since I'm planning on retiring from the university at the end of next >May, I'm even considering >buying a Verituner. The SAT I'm using right now, the university bought. It >still has the original >battery. But since I was an aural tuner for 25+ yrs., and I've read some >great things about the VT, >I'm definitely considering it. I don't have a laptop and don't really want >to lug one around. > >Avery > >At 08:10 AM 12/2/2006, you wrote: > >It will even run on some cell phones! Check it out! > >--Cy-- > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Avery > >To: tune4u at earthlink.net ; Pianotech List > >Sent: Friday, December 01, 2006 1:53 PM > >Subject: RE: RCT or SAT III > > >At 01:24 PM 12/1/2006, you wrote: > > >Step-by-step instructions: > > >1. Go to http://www.tunelab-world.com/ and download TuneLab Pocket. > > >2. Install it. > > >3. Try it, if you must, for free. > > >4. Fall in love with it, with it's spectrum analyzer, split-scale option, >astonishingly accurate one-pass pitch corrections, etc. > > >5. Buy it. > > >6. Congratulate yourself on solving your problem instantly with a truly >great product and only spending $340. > > >IF you already have a laptop! > > >Avery _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
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