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At 07:41 AM 12/31/2015, you wrote:
While 4 GB of memory will work, go with 8 if you can afford it, it
can only help you. You will probably find that pages offers better
acccessibility than Microsoft Office at this point, I think you will
enjoy the mac experience.
Original message:
I recently joined this group and would like to learn more about using
the Mac and its accessibility. I am considering buying a Mac, and have
been exploring some different models. I would appreciate any input
anyone may have before I buy one.
My main purposes right now for using the mac would be for learning how
the OS works, using web browsing, email, word processing, listening to
audio files, and trying some audio editing. I'd also like to try Apple
Script, Python, and maybe the new Swift programming language. Does
VoiceOver work well in the terminal?
I would also like to have the option to run Windows as a virtual
machine, and am considering whether to get 8 GB of RAM or go with 4.
Recently when working on my resume, I found it helpful that my Windows
screen reader was able to tell me the horizontal and vertical position
of the cursor so that I could tell how far down on the page the text
was, and make sure text was lined up horizontally. Does VoiceOver offer
this kind of feedback in either Pages or Microsoft Office?
I'm mainly considering the Mac Mini, Macbook Air, or Macbook. From
reading Apple's OS X requirements, many 2012 or newer models of the Mac
Mini are supported. If I go with a Macbook Air or Macbook, I may go for
a newer machine to maximize its battery life since the battery isn't
easily replaceable. Would I be ok with getting a Mac Mini from 2012 or
newer if I decide to go with one of those, instead of buying the latest
model, or are there any drawbacks from an accessibility standpoint?
How valuable is it to have a numeric pad? I understand VoiceOver has a
numpad commander that can be used to assign keyboard commands. Would it
be worth considering an external Apple keyboard with a numeric pad if I
buy a laptop without one? How about a trackpad, if I choose a Mac Mini
without one built in?
One of the things I am excited about is access to the recovery software,
and being able to easily create and run Mac OS from an external hard
drive or flash drive for troubleshooting or as a second system for
experimenting. Can I use an existing external hard drive and
repartition it so that I have a partition for backup file storage and a
second partition to install OS X, or would it be better to have OS X as
the only thing on the external drive? I recall reading that when
choosing a startup OS by holding the option key at startup that there is
no speech. Are there other screens like this to be aware of?
Thanks for any ideas.
John
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