Really?! How did you pull that off installing Windows with no sighted assistance? Is there a step by step directions for a blind user that can install Windows? I searched everywhere on Google, and I can’t find anything. Or I’m just not looking at the right place.
Thanks! Daniel Hawkins - Posted from my Macbook Pro 2012 15in. Macbook Pro 2.3 Quad-core i7 4GB DDR3 500GB HDD Dual Boot: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit On Jan 2, 2014, at 2:21 PM, Caitlyn and Maggie <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Daniel, > If you use fusion, you won’t need sighted assistance. You can either use a > physical dvd if you have one or an iso file. > > things can get hairy after the installation of windows before you get any > speech loaded, though. This is my experience, anyway. I have an > installation of win 7 right now and I can’t get past the darn log in screen > using narrater, but this is my only choice til I can get the desk top > visible. > Anyway, good luck! > Caitlyn > > On Jan 2, 2014, at 3:10 PM, Daniel Hawkins <computersassocia...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Chris, >> >> Thanks for that info. I was told when I got my Mac that Virtual box was not >> access able, so that why I used Bootcamp to dual boot. But thanks for >> pointing out that Fusion is fully accessible. So maybe later on I will try >> that out wen I want to learn Windows 8. >> >> Does anyone know how to install Windows on their own if you are completely >> blind? I take it installation is same when you use a virtual box? >> Daniel Hawkins >> - Posted from my Macbook Pro >> >> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro >> 2.3 Quad-core i7 >> 4GB DDR3 >> 500GB HDD >> >> Dual Boot: >> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit >> >> On Jan 2, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >> >>> Virtualization products like VMWare, VirtualBox and Parallels are apps >>> which emulate the bare hardware of a physical PC. So, in theory, you launch >>> one of those and you'll get a basic PC ready to do your bidding. Most >>> people use them to load Windows on but you can load an OS that normally >>> will run on a generic PC clone. The 'virtual' machine is only as accessible >>> as the OS normally would be on real hardware. Of course there is some >>> overhead so things won't run 100% the speed that they would on dedicated >>> hardware, but for most things that isn't an issue. For example, if you had >>> a virtual windows machine running Office, and you went to save a file. >>> Office would pass the data to Windows to write to the disk but really the >>> Windows code would be writing to what seems like a disk drive which is >>> actually the virtual machine emulator which writes to a file on OSX. That >>> little bit of redirection makes everything work but costs some CPU. >>> VirtualBox is free but the GUI isn't accessible with Voiceover, but you can >>> control it fully from the terminal by typing commands. VMWare is accessible >>> as is but costs a few bucks (usually about $60 unless there is a special >>> running). Parallels is not free and is also not accessible so you can >>> ignore it. Also, it's Mac only while virtual machines made with VMWare can >>> also run under VMWare Player on Windows and Linux. When I say accessible, >>> that means the virtual machine app itself where you tell how much memory to >>> give to the virtual PC and such. As previously mentioned, Windows under >>> VMWare, for instance, will be just as accessible (or not) as it would be >>> running on a real Dell box. If you must have every last bit of speed you >>> can set up bootcamp which boots your Mac into Windows so Windows has direct >>> access to the hardware. I haven't tried this but reviews I've read said >>> that the current MacBooks make a nice high-end windows laptop. The downside >>> is you have to do some setup to boot in either Mac or Windows 'mode' >>> and switching from one to the other requires a reboot. With virtual >>> machines they are just an app you launch, use and quit. So you can, for >>> example, copy paste from your AppleMail into a Windows app or vice versa. >>> Things are also a bit more contained because the virtual machine hard drive >>> is just a file on the OSX side. So if you got some nasty Windows virus that >>> formatted your hard drive, all it could touch is that virtual hard drive, >>> not your entire Mac drive. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 12/29/13 4:00 PM, Daniel Hawkins wrote: >>>> Really?! Lately what I heard the virtual apps were not accessible. That’s >>>> why I did a Dualboot to Windows 7 on my Mac. >>>> >>>> I guess I’m going to look up Fusion. Is Parallel accessible too? >>>> >>>> My goal is to have Windows 7, and Windows 8.1 and a Linux or two. >>>> >>>> Does anyone have a link about everything about accessabilty for these >>>> virtual app? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> Daniel Hawkins >>>> - Posted from my Macbook Pro >>>> >>>> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro >>>> 2.3 Quad-core i7 >>>> 4GB DDR3 >>>> 500GB HDD >>>> >>>> Dual Boot: >>>> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit >>>> >>>> On Dec 29, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Littlefield, Tyler <ty...@tysdomain.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Technically it pretty much allows you to install any OS you want. Windows >>>>> is the most widely used, but it's also useful for running linux/bsd >>>>> instances. >>>>> On 12/29/2013 2:32 PM, Phil Halton wrote: >>>>>> Fusion is a virtualization program that will let you install and run >>>>>> Windows on your Mac is completely accessible. the other one that isn't >>>>>> is called parallels. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my IPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 29, 2013, at 11:04 AM, Daniel Hawkins >>>>>> <computersassocia...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I’m very new to list, and still very new to screen readers and Macs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I was wondering what is VMFusion? Is a virtual program for Windows? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From what I can understand, I thought emulators or virtual programs is >>>>>>> not accessible? Or is there an solution? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>>> Daniel Hawkins >>>>>>> - Posted from my Macbook Pro >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2012 15in. Macbook Pro >>>>>>> 2.3 Quad-core i7 >>>>>>> 4GB DDR3 >>>>>>> 500GB HDD >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dual Boot: >>>>>>> Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 29, 2013, at 9:08 AM, Littlefield, Tyler <ty...@tysdomain.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> oooo thanks a ton for these links, that's awesome. >>>>>>>> Also: virtualbox is just a virtualization solution. I have 16 gb ram, >>>>>>>> so I figured I'd give 4 of that to a bsd box so I could test my >>>>>>>> libraries and that on BSD as well. >>>>>>>> HTH: >>>>>>>> On 12/29/2013 9:37 AM, Regina Alvarado wrote: >>>>>>>>> What do you do with a virtual box? Curious is all. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> reggie and Allegra >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Dec 29, 2013, at 9:33 AM, Georgina Joyce <g...@gena-j.me.uk> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://www.perkin.org.uk/posts/create-virtualbox-vm-from-the-command-line.html >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://nakkaya.com/2012/08/30/create-manage-virtualBox-vms-from-the-command-line/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Gena >>>>>>>>>> On 29 Dec 2013, at 02:59, Alex Hall <mehg...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That is very true, and a good point. Unfortunately, I was never able >>>>>>>>>> to find any tutorials or even manuals for getting started with the >>>>>>>>>> command line interface to Virtualbox. Still, it is definitely worth >>>>>>>>>> looking into. >>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 28, 2013, at 9:38 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> I thought Virtualbox was controllable through the terminal so you >>>>>>>>>>> don't have to use the GUI. From the manual: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> "VBoxManage is the command-line interface to VirtualBox. With it, >>>>>>>>>>> you can completely control VirtualBox from the command line of your >>>>>>>>>>> host operating system. VBoxManage supports all the features that >>>>>>>>>>> the graphical user interface gives you access to, but it supports a >>>>>>>>>>> lot more than that. It exposes really all the features of the >>>>>>>>>>> virtualization engine, even those that cannot (yet) be accessed >>>>>>>>>>> from the GUI." >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> It's free so why not give it a try. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/28/13 2:06 PM, Alex Hall wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> Fusion is $60 last I checked, at least for a personal license. No, >>>>>>>>>>>> virtualbox is not at all accessible. Someone once posted a quick >>>>>>>>>>>> tutorial on using it to set up a VM on Windows which you'd then >>>>>>>>>>>> import to the Mac. Still, when I gave it a try, audio in the vm >>>>>>>>>>>> was extremely low and nothing I did would bring it up. I find >>>>>>>>>>>> Fusion to be better, plus, of course, the preferences and other >>>>>>>>>>>> settings are accessible. >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Dec 28, 2013, at 12:37 PM, Littlefield, Tyler >>>>>>>>>>>>> <ty...@tysdomain.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> hello: >>>>>>>>>>>>> I had a quick question. I don't have the $100 something for >>>>>>>>>>>>> vmware fusion, but I wanted to install BSD on my IMac. 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