Hi there, I can't answer your roadrunner question, but textedit is the
word processor that comes with the mac, and it will to the best of my
knowledge read word files. I have found that vo has gotten less clunky
for me as I have gotten used to it.
Good luck,
Kaare.
On 15-Aug-08, at 4:11 PM, Randy A. Fred wrote:
Hello all you good looking Mac Users! I just purchased an IMAC and
am slowly transferring all my PC material over to it while learning
the software.
I am a long-time Jaws and Kurzweil user. Although Jaws is the
Cadillac of screen readers I decided to switch simply on principle.
I came to despise Freedom Scientific for wanting more and more money
from me every year. I am enjoying the Mac but find I still need to
use this PC until I get used to the Mail program. I am finding Voice
Over a bit clunky but I am sure I will get used to it. I really need
Apple to make Voice Over work with the Microsoft Office suite as
everyone I work with uses Word.
Many years ago I purchased a handy device, called a Roadrunner. It
holds 3 Mb of plain text and I purchased it to study for university
exams. It has since become obsolete but I am so familiar with it I
still use it to read text files when on the road and giving talks or
presentations.
The Roadrunner uses a 9-pin female connector to plug into the
computer.
How can I use the Roadrunner with my Mac? Is there such a thing as
an adaptor I can use to plug the connector into a USB port? Or,
should I be looking for a cable I can plug into the Roadrunner and
into the computer's USB port? Or, does anyone know of a similar type
of device I can use instead of the Roadrunner? A basic digital
recorder is not the answer for me. The device needs more flexibility
than a recorder.
I look forward to the day when I am a dedicated Mac user.
Thank you for any help. I have already benefitted greatly from
reading over messages in this list.
Randy Fred
Nanaimo BC
Canada
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
