2 ghz is fine, 3 is even better. Erin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Pingstock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space
> What is considered a good proceeding speed? > > Kathy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "orhan deniz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space > > >> great. and you should have a decent processer speed. >> >> orhan. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kathy Pingstock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Bill Gallik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >> <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 5:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space >> >> >>> So if I got a computer with 2gb and a harddrive of 250gb is that good>? >>> >>> Kathy >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Bill Gallik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 12:59 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] memory and hard drive space >>> >>> >>>> Both types of "memory" are critical, but the fact is that hard drives >>>> are >>>> getting so reasonably priced and with such high capacity that they >>>> might >>>> be >>>> considered a secondary concern. An 80 GB hard drive is hardly a big >>>> deal >>>> any more. >>>> >>>> On the other hand RAM is quite another matter. For one thing, >>>> Microsoft >>>> publishes "low end" specs for minimum configuration for running the >>>> various >>>> Operating Systems. Microsoft tells you that Vista can run on 512 MB >>>> RAM >>>> and >>>> that may be true, but it isn't going to be any sort of whiz. You'd be >>>> better off with 2 GB of RAM if you can afford that because the memory >>>> chips >>>> are still quite costly. >>>> >>>> Personally, I have Windows 2000 and the published minimum RAM to >>>> support >>>> this OS was 256 MB, but I have 512 MB RAM and I'm very glad that I >>>> doubled >>>> the low-end requirement. Even at that the PC seems to bog down at >>>> times >>>> so >>>> 1 GB RAM wouldn't be overkill on my system neither. >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> >>>> ---*---*---*---*---*--- >>>> Bill Gallik >>>> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> - "The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is >>>> that >>>> we must put up with a good deal of rubbish." >>>> - Robert Jackson >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>> Address for the list archives: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>> subject >>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>> following address: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>>> Checked by AVG. >>>> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1330 - Release Date: >>>> 3/15/2008 >>>> 2:36 PM >>>> >>> >>> >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >>> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> blind-computing@jaws-users.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG. >> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1331 - Release Date: >> 3/16/2008 >> 10:34 AM >> > > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ > To post to this group, send email to > blind-computing@jaws-users.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/blind-computing@jaws-users.com/ To post to this group, send email to blind-computing@jaws-users.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
