hmmmm, interesting. Has any one got a G4 desktop system and do you have a similar problem.
I'm curious to know why. cheers Will ----- Original Message ----- From: "Travis Siegel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 5:22 PM Subject: Re: Mac Mini without monitor > I have a mini, and do not experience the problem you describe. > On Feb 22, 2006, at 12:10 PM, Will Thoms wrote: > > > I'm running a Mac G 4, duel 1.25 GHZ with a gig of DDR ram. Why > > should this > > make a difference? Its the lack of monitor that makes the > > difference. When > > its plugged in I don't have any jumping problems. > > > > Will > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dennis Freedman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac > > OS X by > > theblind" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 5:01 PM > > Subject: Re: Mac Mini without monitor > > > > > > Just a suggestion - how much memory are you using? I would suggest > > 512k minimum, better 1gb, also which processor (i.e. one of the new > > Intel dual core or an older machine? > > > > On 22 Feb 2006, at 16:23, Will Thoms wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> I'm not running a Mac mini but a Mac G4 desk top machine. it boots > >> happily > >> with out a monitor plugged in but Voice Over tends to be a little > >> jumpy. > >> for instance when navigating through files and folders in the > >> finder it > >> repeats file names 2 or 3 times. Its a bit of a pain and it mite > >> only be > >> like this on my machine, I've never tested it out with any other > >> Macs. I > >> normally just plug a PC monitor in to it and leave it on just to > >> keep VO > >> happy. > >> > >> HAs any one else come across this bug? > >> > >> Cheers > >> Will > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Ryan Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:42 PM > >> Subject: Mac Mini without monitor > >> > >> > >>> Hello again. Obviously, since I'm blind, I don't need to see the > >>> computer screen. This brings me to the question: can a Mac Mini be > >>> used > >>> without a monitor? I have a PC monitor, but it's at my parent's > >>> house. > >>> Since I go to a university, I live in a dorm, so I'm hardly ever > >>> at my > >>> parent's house. My thinking was that since I would use Voice Over, I > >>> could just do without the monitor. I just didn't know if the Bios > >>> would > >>> let me boot without a monitor attached. Thanks. > >>> Ryan > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Email services by FreedomBox. Surf the Net at the sound of your > >>> voice. > >>> www.freedombox.info > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Did you know! This message could have been secured by the TFT BBS > > Digital > > Security Initiative. To secure > > future messages from this sender, please click this link: > > > > https://keys.tft-bbs.co.uk:10040/b/b.e?r=Discuss% > > 40macvisionaries.com&n=OTAe > > qpYabTEy%2FepARObJeA%3D%3D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
