[Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

[Jim Barbour]

Yes, you can run windows inside of a VM, or use bootcamp to just boot windows on your Mac.  I don't see this as a "nice thing" though, I see it as a necessary crutch.

That is, if you want to run windows most of the time, then buy a windows machine.  If you need to run Windows occasionally, say for a particular app that doesn't run on the Mac, then windows on the Mac is just a necessary crutch. It may be a necessary component of OSX, but it's not really a feature.

Take Care,

Jim

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 09:36:03AM +0800, David Thomas wrote:
> The nice thing about the Mac is that you can run Windows within a
> virtualisation software, or use boot camp to run Windows on a separate
> partition.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jim Barbour via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Monday, 18 August 2014 12:40 AM
> To: David Andrews; Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Star Song
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC
> 
> I second Dave's questions, and haven't seen any answers to them yet.
> 
> I have extensively used by MacOS 10 with voiceover and windows with most
> of the well known screen readers on them.
> 
> The generally accepted pros for using a Mac for blind folks are...
> 
> * The screen reader is free and built into the OS.
> * The hardware is nicer
> * You get Apple levels of support
> 
> The generally accepted cons for using a mac for blind folks are...
> 
> * Voiceover is not a mature as windows screen readers like JAWS.
> * It is much harder to collaborate with others at work who are using MS
> Office.
> * There are fewer blind folks who know how to use a Mac, and so can help
> you figure out a Mac.
> 
> There will be those who will pick at these pros and cons, just remember
> that they are generally accurate.
> 
> So, the question is where do you want to spend your money and what are you
> hoping to get for it.
> 
> So, the question becomes what are you hoping to do with your computer? If
> it's just playing music and surfing the net, why not consider an iPad?  If
> it's collaborate with coworkers then you probably ought to get what they
> get.  If you enjoy playing around with new technologies, then a Mac is a
> lot of fun to mess around with.
> 
> I hope I've given you enough to start with <grin>
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 09:22:07AM -0500, David Andrews via
> Electronics-talk wrote:
> > Well, a couple things here.  First, what is your reason for wanting a
> Mac?
> > It seems to me that with your level of use, and skill level, a change
> > of this magnitude doesn't make a lot of sense.  Unless you like
> > learning new technology, then why do it.  If your existing technology
> > does the job you should stick with it.
> >
> > Although in this case that may be a problem too.  You can't buy a new
> > computer with Windows XP on it.  XP is quite old, and no longer
> > supported by Microsoft.  They are no longer doing security updates, so
> > if you plan on using it on the internet, this is not a good idea!
> >
> > You are going to have to bite the bullet and learn something new, so go
> for it!
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 08:44 AM 8/17/2014, you wrote:
> > >Hello all, I need to get a new laptop, and am wondering if I should
> > >get a MAC. I have only had an  Asus PC, and use it only for its
> > >internet and DVD/CD capabilities. I am a mediocre skills user, able
> > >to do mostly what I need, but don't know much more than that about
> > >how to figure out more complexx  operations. I don't have anyone who
> > >can help me with my computer unless I take it to a store. But I
> > >thought maybe from what everyone has said on this list A MAC would be
> > >better, since I still have Windows XP and don't feel comfortable
> graduating to Windows 8. Can you advise me?
> > >Thanks,   Shonen
> >
> >         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
> > E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> >
> >
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