[Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC

[Jim Barbour]

The operating system and screen reading will be exactly the same on a MacBook air versus MacBook  pro pro.

The MacBook Pro is a faster, heavier  machine.  Hope that helps,

Jim

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> On Aug 20, 2014, at 2:15 PM, Beverly Crook via Electronics-talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Does anyone have a Mac book air? If so what do you think of it?
> I have a Mac Book Pro and lost my patience for learning it, wondering if the Air would be the same?
> Thanks for any info.
>   Blessings, Beverly
> 
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> From: "David Andrews via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 3:42 AM
> To: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited at verizon.net>; "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC
> 
>> Gerald:
>> 
>> I do think that threats become exaggerated, however, on the other hand, your computer may be pumping out junk mail as part of a bot net, and you wouldn't necessarily know it.
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> At 12:12 PM 8/17/2014, you wrote:
>> 
>>> Meanwhile, I am still chugging along just fine on my XP workstation, thank you, and all the scare mongering about how hackers and aliens from outer space would render our systems useless after support ended in April has turned out to be, as you Brits like to say, rubbiwsh.  I am holding out until Windows 9 is released next April, which should be a big improvement over Windows 8.
>>> 
>>> Gerald
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Hallsworth via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: "Star Song" <starsong at gmx.com>; "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 11:41 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] MAC vs PC
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I would go for a Mac as I believe this is the way forward for us especially if you have iOS devices as well. If not you can buy a PC with Windows 7 or 8.1 which are both good versions of Windows however 7 is more like XP in terms of its interface. You also have Classic Shell which works for both 7 and 8.1. XP doesn't exist in the wild now as support ended April of this year.
>>>> 
>>>> Christopher Hallsworth
>>>> Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
>>>> www.hadley.edu
>>>> 
>>>>> On 17/08/2014 14:44, Star Song via Electronics-talk 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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