ID: 30229

  Dana  by Alphasmart

Dana continues AlphaSmart's tradition of ultra light portability and simplicity. The Dana is a lightweight, portable writing tool for authors, students, professionals, note-takers and people on the go. AlphaSmart weighs about 2 pounds. It measures 12 x 9 inches, and stands 1-5/8” high at the LED readout, or about 1” high at the keyboard. AlphaSmart runs on 3 “AA” batteries for about 300 hours. It easily interfaces with just about any Mac or PC via USB, infrared, serial or parallel connection. This model supports up to eight 25KB files of plain text (ASCII). File access is toggled by function keys, for a total of about 100 pages of single-spaced text.

Dana a offers the convenience and affordability of a hand-held device for the classroom, campus, office, or home. Palm OS-powered, Dana products will run over 20,000 existing applications. Made of sturdy polycarbonate ABS, Dana is lightweight and durable. It's easy to transport in a briefcase, backpack, or under your arm. Two Secure Digital and Multi Media Card-compatible slots let you add memory, add devices, backup your data and more. Easily synchronize data with a PC with Wireless Pod or cable.

Includes: AC Adapter, Battery Pack,  Dana Solutions Application CD, 

Purchase Date: 4/28/08
Price: $ 325.00
Vendor:

Renaissance Learning, Inc.
P.O Box 8036
Wisconsin Rapids, WI, USA
54495-8036
800-656-6740
715-424-4242 (fax)

Support Information:

Alphasmart Technical Support
888-274-2720, 6:30am - 6:30pm CST
support@alphasmart.com

Dana by Alphasmart User Guide

User guide and support available for download from http://www.alphasmart.com

To transfer data via cable (no special software is required):

  1. Connect the AlphaSmart (with a simple 'A/B' USB cable to any of the school's USB-equipped computers** (iBooks, iMacs, eMacs, PC Desktop, PC Laptop).
  2. On the Computer, open a word-processing or text-editing document.
  3. Press 'Send' from the top-right of the Alphasmart keyboard.

The current Alphasmart file should appear in the computer text document.