It would depend upon the type of virtual setup you are running. Jaws
will run, but I understand there are some video intercept issues when
running Jaws. Personally, I use System Access Mobile with Fusion
because there are no video intercept issues with SA Mobile. Haven't
tried Window-Eyes, but in Gordon's demonstration with Fusion, it
seemed to work very well. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska.
On Jan 13, 2008, at 3:58 PM, Peter Apgar wrote:
Thanks, can it run jaws?
Pete
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X by
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No problem and just in case you don't already know, you can also run
Windows
on the Mac just like Windows runs on Dell's or HP's.
On Jan 13, 2008, at 6:55 PM, Peter Apgar wrote:
Thanks,
given your response and josh's I think that the next time I post it
may be from a Mac store with American express card in hand.
Thanks for the positive assistance, .
Pete
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Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:37 PM
To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X
by theblind
Subject: Re: honest comparison?
I can answer your last question as far as the learning curve goes.
For me it
was pretty simple as soon as I ran across most situations like pop-
ups, interactions and scroll areas. It looks and feels different and
to some they equate this to being harder. For the most part the
actions that are done makes since for a sighted person as well as for
the blind. I have been on the Mac for 4 months and love it to the
point that I have all 5 of my professional Windows boxes for sale.
Yes
you have to buy software that does allot of other non standard
operating stuff but man is it worth it!
Take
Audio Hijack Pro for example, it is a life saver. Also most
applications are free, accessible for the most part and just work.
Never the less if you want more clarification you can contact me off
list and I can give you a apples to apples comparison to your OS if
you like.
On Jan 13, 2008, at 4:56 PM, Peter Apgar wrote:
hello all,
as I have followed the list for several months now I am not so sure
on the ease of use of a Mac. from a non user with an open mind, I
have concerns that the os needs many extras loaded to do normal
activities.
for example does a mack need to have out side software to burn DVD's
or cd's and can you just highlight items and paste the given items
into the DVD drive and poop
they will burn? is editing as simple as stopping the reader and
adding
more text to a given sentence?is there a read all in the active
window command? and for normal use is there quite a number of hot
keys to memorize to be able to open edit and save, other then using
say a tool bar?
is there
a quick way to read mail, with out doing different command
interactions? is there a hot key that we can use for spell check in
any program?
also what is the learning curve like transferring from a PC?
thanks,
Pete
