Talk:AlphaSmart

Dana WiFi
Can someone please verify that some Dana models do not have Wifi via giving an article link, which I doubt you can find. However, more so, please comment a note here that you own a Alphasmart Dana device that does _not_ have Wifi. Thank you. 98.112.79.86 (talk) 06:40, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
 * There used to be two models, the Dana without wifi simply called the Dana, and the Dana wireless. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.240.74.46 (talk) 03:08, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

Comments
'Loo folks... I intend to do a massive re-edit of this stub, as I belive that I could get this thing into a full fleged article. I have had MANY years of experience with AlphaSmarts, as I used them all throughout middle and highschool till graduation. I'm gonna start right now in a WP document first, and post it when its somewhat done, and add links and hypertext a bit latter. Oh, one other thing, I think the title of this page should be: AlphaSmart, as that is how it is branded. CoolFox 18:46, May 26, 2005 (UTC)

Update: I have the majority of the article done now, I went ahead and posted it. I'll clean it up and put it into sections, add a table of contents, and maybe add a photo latter. I still need to make an entrie on the Dayna, and add more info on the Neo. CoolFox 21:30, May 26, 2005 (UTC)

Hey, CoolFox, thanks for all the work on putting up info on the various AlphaSmart products. Are you also active over at the AlphaSmart Community Center? I'm going to be here more often from now on. Chet, 21:46, 2 November 2005 (MY Time)

Didn't these things have floppy drives? or at least some of them? I seem to remember using one around 97 or so and saving to a floppy. Maybe it was a knockoff or something --cpritchett42 19:04, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

None of the Alphasmarts had floppy drives, but there were a few NEC and HP alphasmart like devices that were meant for strict word proccessing. These devices recorded the text to a DOS formated floppy and wrote it to a .txt file, and had a parallel port for printing. Some also had a built in miniature dot-matix printer. Those devices were much more complex, and were more designed to subistitute a computer for those who were overly intimidated by a full-fledged computer. Think of it as a mid-way between a typewritter and a computer. --CoolFox 00:16, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

I used three Alphasmart models and none of them featured the ability to read floppys, it's possible that it was put in to a model and then retracted in later years but I kinda doubt it. Deathawk 16:31, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Autosave?
This article mentions that the Autosave feature was introduced in the 2000 model released in 1997, however I disticntly remember using one of the older models in sixth grade (around 96ish) and it saving automticly. I know this wasn't one of the newer models as it was a greyish brown color instead of the traditional blue. Deathawk 16:31, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

Hrm... I really don't know. I'm actually reading off of the old alphasmart spec sheets and user manuals. The Alphasmart Pro might have had an autosave feature, but... I'd need to look at one again. The manual might have some errata. Thanks for the headsup. --CoolFox 00:20, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

HAHA! ALL of the models have what you call "Autosave". It integral to how alphasmarts work. (CoolFox smacks his head). When you let the machine idle for a few miliseconds, thats when it saves the most recent keystrokes. Whenever you turn the machine off, (or it power's itself off), it does an "autosave". Where in the 2000's section did you see a specificallity about autosave? I don't see it. Thanks. --CoolFox 00:30, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Picture
I have an AlphaSmart 2000 that I can get a good photo of. I hope to replace the copyrighted version currently on the page with a GFDL one that didn't come straight from the marketing department at Alphasmart. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by TexasDex (talk • contribs).
 * Please sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). The image is fair use as a logo, but it would be fine if you could upload a high-quality image similar to that one. Chris53516 13:26, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Hardware
What about hardware specifications? 87.236.11.2

Hardware specifications generally aren't released for Alphasmart devices. I know the Neo has a 32 megahertz dragonball processor and 2 MB of flash, but that's about it.Nathanww 05:32, 4 January 2007 (UTC)nathanww


 * What about CPU type and speed and Palm OS version for the Dana? 16bit greyscale? Sure about that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bizzybody (talk • contribs) 06:30, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Please add internal hardware details to the article. What modifications/alternate uses are possible? -96.237.4.211 (talk) 21:59, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

community forum
A few years ago I (and other AlphaSmart users) chatted about things in a online community forum. Today I tried to find it again, but drew a blank. --68.0.120.35 23:24, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
 * If it's still active, please add a link to it at the end of the article.
 * If the forum was shut down, perhaps that would be notable enough to mention in the article. (Why was it shut down?)
 * Perhaps I'm just mis-remembering the technology forum at NaNoWriMo, which often talks about AlphaSmart products. Would that be relevant enough to post in the article?

It was removed a while ago, but now there's one on FlickrNathanww 21:28, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

One of the sections repeats information already discussed in the article.
The secret messages are discussed in two diffrent parts of the article. Because to my knowledge only one model has the secret messages, I believe that the one that has it's own section should be removed. GameFreak2413 (talk) 23:54, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Hidden Message
I currently possess an Alphasmart and tested the whole "hidden message section, it doesn't work. 76.110.198.70 (talk) 21:59, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I also attempted the "42" hidden message on my AlphaSmart 3000 calculator applet, with no result. Is this supposed to work, or is this a joke that needs to be removed? 70.104.10.85 (talk) 18:27, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

42?
Quote from Phrases from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: If you go to an Alphasmart 3000's calculator and type in any equation that equals 42, it will come up with the message: The answer to life, the universe, and everything. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.77.223.5 (talk) 01:02, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

No it won't. The 3000 does not do that. I just put 42 into the calculator 42 times; nothing happened but 42 forty-twos.---As said on this site, &lt;i&gt;The wii version will Have wii compatibility&lt;/i&gt; (talk) 15:54, 16 November 2010 (UTC)

Improper/badly written section
In the founding part of the article I found this line, which is not only incorrect but is also hard to read. Since their products are discussed elsewhere in the article, I will remove the line for now. "The company's first product was the AlphaSmart Keyboard followed by the Dana and then the Neo." Kasm279 (talk) 22:26, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Neo discontinued for Neo 2
The Neo has been discontinued and replaced with the Neo 2. Didn't find anything on what's changed, but they do offer a $25 trade in on any other Alphasmart. The company is collecting the older models for students in Africa. Bizzybody (talk) 03:01, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

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I just removed the "multiple issues template" as it has served no purpose for over four and a half years now. NOBODY has made edits. It seems incredibly unlikely anyone will in the foreseeable future, as the company no longer produces them and even the "Dana Hacke" has moved on and has no relevant info remaining on his website, http://www.michaelsimons.com. It looks like some bots transferred webpage references to their respective Internet Archive records. Look, the intention of the Templates is to directly encourage interaction and should only be posted if the Wikians, 1. don't have time presently to work on the article, but will revisit the article to engage with anyone who does 2. actually gets in touch with former contributors or interested parties who can and will make changes. To just post this eye pollution and f' off, letting the thing rot for over four years, well that's not a contribution. That's not constructive criticism, but self-satisfied superiority complexes doing vandalism. Vandalism with a sneer. I'm very sorry Wikipedia has decided to let itself self-destruct in ways like this. Hopefully it will make people interested in a new, better replacement for this project. Because letting people post that an article sucks years after anyone has stopped contributing... Hell, even making efforts to take the entire article down is much more healthy and helpful. but that requires a little bit of effort and something more than the equivalent of First Post. Cuvtixo (talk) 07:25, 6 November 2020 (UTC)

Promotional and Subjective Language
The introduction and history sections contain promotional and subjective language.

Should a peacock be added to the intro? 92.233.95.39 (talk) 01:34, 7 February 2024 (UTC)