BABY167297
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posted on July 14, 2000 07:09:53 PM new
Free Swiftboard Keyboard -Still Valid
http://www.swiftboard.com/order.html
I SIGNED UP FOR ONE AND RECEIVED AN E-MAIL. SEEMS UNLIKE THE MYKEYBOARD THEY MGIHT ACTUALLY SEND ONE. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE MY ROCKETBOARD I THINK THEY FORGOT ABOUT ME. IS THERE A WAY TO SEE WHEN THEY ARE EXPECTED TO SHIP IT?
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lbowman1
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posted on July 19, 2000 11:28:10 AM new
I just signed my husband up for one. The site says they wont ship until the end of August.
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auctionee
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posted on July 19, 2000 03:50:06 PM new
You can check the status of your rocketboard by going to www.rocketboard.com and logging in.
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yisgood
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posted on July 20, 2000 12:43:29 PM new
Be warned about TANSTASFL! No, it's not a German disease. It means There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. Rocketboard is free becuase the Rocketboard software assigns you a code and reports back to Rocketboard every site you visit and every file you download. Then Rocketboard can target you for spam email from their "partners" to whom they sell this information. You can find this buried in small print on Rocketboard's site. So use the keyboard but DONT INSTALL THE SOFTWARE unless you want to be spied on.
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petuniasevan
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posted on July 31, 2000 11:39:56 AM new
My Swiftboard just arrived in the mail today. Hubby will install it for me tomorrow. Hope it's as good as the Rocketboard (he's got that on the other computer).
The buck doesn't even PAUSE here!
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mime
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posted on July 31, 2000 04:57:45 PM new
I just got my swift board today, should I install the software with it, or is it like the rocket board and is a little spy...
Thanks!!!!!!
[ edited by mime on Jul 31, 2000 05:40 PM ]
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yisgood
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posted on July 31, 2000 05:28:34 PM new
Read all the small print that comes with it and all the disclaimers on their site. Can you think of any reason why a company would be giving away free keyboards if not for the chance to get their little trojan horse into your system?
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tcampb43
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posted on August 1, 2000 01:11:46 AM new
Mine came in 7/31. Haven't read the fine print yet. It looks very nice!
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xvmercy
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posted on August 1, 2000 12:40:40 PM new
I got mine and it works great although i did not install the program it came with. A CLEAN KEYBOARD... YES....
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BABY167297
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posted on August 1, 2000 03:22:01 PM new
Wow I actually got mine...still not rocketboard
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fuzzatwork
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posted on August 2, 2000 06:12:26 AM new
Believe it or not, I received my free keyboard yesterday. Not the best, but I have worked with worse keyboards.
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musashi
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posted on August 3, 2000 04:00:35 AM new
I finally received my Swift Board today. It's nothing fancy but always nice to get free stuff in the mail. However the thought of using their "DRIVER" for the keyboard worries me. I think when I get the time I will try using one of the generic drivers from http://www.btc.com.tw/btc/software/index.html and see if it will work. If anyone try it before me please post back!
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yisgood
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posted on August 3, 2000 08:07:20 AM new
Why would you need a driver at all? Most keyboard will work without one. The driver is only for those special keys and they will probably only work with the specific one for that keyboard. I will use the Rocketboard without any drivers.
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musashi
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posted on August 4, 2000 01:11:17 AM new
But then it becomes just a regular keyboard. I hope to find a driver that will let me map the keys myself. I am assuming Swiftboard and Rocketboard dont actually manufacture these keyboards themselves but get them from OEM maker.
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cvram
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posted on August 4, 2000 06:09:07 PM new
I am excited. I got couple of them delivered
this week. good luck for those waiting. OOPs...... from 'Swift Board'
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LBBarnes
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posted on August 6, 2000 02:13:19 PM new
I got my swiftboard!!! Haven't hooked it up, but looks great. Still no rocketboard.
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