[BlindTlk] Computers

Mon Feb 13 18:00:43 UTC 2023

I never had braille on a windows keyboard.  Computers in Government and
corporate environments usually come in two different flavors for two
different purposes.  Most people get and use desktop computers and windows
is on most of them.  Then there are servers and Linux is on most of them.
If a desktop computer goes down a call to tech support and maybe the
computer security team will eventually get it fixed.  Servers support all
of the desktop computers and run the network all of those desktop
computers use.  So to answer the question more specifically it depends on
whether you had a dos background or a cp/m background before you started
using windows.  If none of that applies to you, your best bet is to stick
with windows.  If any of that does apply to you and you miss running
direct from the command line without all that clicky stuff and all that
eye candy then Linux will be your better bet.

Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in
defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)

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On Mon, 13 Feb 2023, Jamelle via BlindTlk wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm not too familiar with Linux.
> Does Linux have braille on it's keyboard? Is Linux better than Windows?
> Just curious
> Have a nice day!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2023 2:28 PM
> To: Sherry Gomes via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Computers
>
> If I ever buy a computer with windows on it I clean windows off the computer
> and replace it with Linux.  That's an operating system I can install.  Even
> now I wouldn't install windows since the windows keys aren't in braille
> anywhere on the package or dvd and I live mostly alone.
> Be my eyes is available to read windows keys but the only way I'd contact
> them for that kind of help would be to install windows on a computer for
> someone else to have and use.  In the original poster's case, it's probably
> time to buy a new computer silicone is like a battery and has a mean time
> before failure of 5 years so if you got 11 years out of it the computer owes
> you nothing.  Best to get your data backed up first and make sure you can
> restore data first.
> Updates sometimes cannot be done depending on the type of hardware and the
> hardware's age.  If possible to do updates it's usually adviseable to do
> them.  Service packs I have found were the most dangerous of updates and a
> laptop I had with windows on it failed to update on a service pack so that
> one got trashed.
>
>
>
> Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com> "There are four boxes to be used in defense
> of liberty:
>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
>
> .
>
> On Sun, 12 Feb 2023, Sherry Gomes via BlindTlk wrote:
>
> > Me too, Judy. The last three computers I've purchased, I've been able to
> set up completely alone. I've always installed my own jaws. When I first
> started using jaws in 1999, I didn't even know there was such a thing as
> tech support to help me install it. lol. I've come a long way.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Judy Jones
> > via BlindTlk
> > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2023 11:02 AM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Computers
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > My old Toshiba was replaced with a Dell about three years ago, and, out of
> the box, the Microsoft Narrator came on, and I was able to set up Windows on
> my own.
> >
> > I,ve been installing Jaws myself, now, for years now.
> >
> > Judy
> > sent from my Samsung phone
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 12, 2023, 10:42 AM Jamelle via BlindTlk
> > <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I wanted to ask everyone on the list how often do you get a new
> > > computer with assistive technologies included?
> > >
> > > I also would like to ask about window updates. Do you install every
> > > new version of windows etc?
> > >
> > > I'm asking because I think it's time for me to get a new pc (I think
> > > I purchased my current pc in 2012);  and I'm thinking about
> > > purchasing a new computer.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
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