[Gocamino] Electronics in General

[juannewell at bellsouth.net]

Phil and Bob,

I don't know what walk you plan on using all of this electronic gear, but it doe not sound like the pilgramage to Santiago de Compostella.   Ten minutes a day working on your basic Spanish for 30 days prior to the walk will provide you with all the vocabulary and pharses you will need.  

My experience on the walk in 1999 was that less was more.  Leave your electronics at home and you will connect with the earth and people on real terms.    

Regards,

John N.
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> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:33:35 EDT
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> I have a little Franklin electronic dictionary.  It cost ~ $40 to  $50.  
> Although it isn't designed to compete with large dictionaries, it  does quite 
> well.  Using the electronic dictionary, one can  translate some verb forms much 
> easier than using a paper  dictionary.  After practising a while, it is very 
> efficient and  easy to use.   My only reservations are that it is electronic,  
> somewhat fragile, and batteries run down.  It is clearly a matter of  
> preference, but I would definitely take it with me. 
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> Phil
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> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:17:08 -0700
> From: Robert Spenger <rspenger at earthlink.net>
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> Phil,
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> It seems to me that the one big advantage that an electronic  
> dictionary would have would be to translate several languages with  
> just one unit. I remember the nuisance of carrying dictionaries for  
> both French and Spanish. Does the Franklin you mention have more than  
> one language? If so what languages does it have? Also, does it use  
> easily available power units, like AA cells?
> 
> regards,
> 
> Bob S.
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> On Aug 12, 2005, at 1:33 PM, Pwwestin at aol.com wrote:
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> I have a little Franklin electronic dictionary.  It cost ~ $40 to  $50.
> Although it isn't designed to compete with large dictionaries, it   
> does quite
> well.  Using the electronic dictionary, one can  translate some verb  
> forms much
> easier than using a paper  dictionary.  After practising a while, it  
> is very
> efficient and  easy to use.   My only reservations are that it is  
> electronic,
> somewhat fragile, and batteries run down.  It is clearly a matter of
> preference, but I would definitely take it with me.
> 
> Phil
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> Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:38:54 EDT
> From: Pwwestin at aol.com
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> My Franklin dictionary uses 2 triple A batteries and is  Spanish-English 
> only. There may be French - English versions, but I've not  seen them in stores.   
> I've seen other very moderate priced  translators that have Spanish, French, 
> and German - English.  I have no  experience with them other than to compare 
> their limited vocabulary with  the Franklin.  They may be very good for 
> travelers, but for more in-depth  work,  they are not satisfactory because their 
> vocabulary is  limited and they may not conjugate many verb forms.
>  
> Phil 
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