[Electronics-Talk] Computer Question

[Danielle Ledet]

Well I wonder what is wrong with me, because I could never get Google
Chrome to do anything. Good luck!

On 2/25/17, Christopher Chaltain via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> The ChromeBook runs ChromeOS from Google. The screen reader is
> ChromeVox. I've used ChromeVox with the Chrome browser under Windows and
> Linux, but I haven't used a ChromeBook yet. I see from blind people on
> various lists though that it seems to be pretty accessible., so if
> you're going to use it primarily for surfing the web and using web based
> applications like Google Docs then I think it's a good option. You'll
> also be able to run Android apps on your ChromeBook, and I think these
> will be accessible as well.
>
> On 24/02/17 19:31, Sharon Klug via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Someone can correct me but I believe that with the chrome book it has its
>> own speech program on it and it won't use jaws or probably not even open
>> book I don't think. Isn't it a different operating system then windows?
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Feb 24, 2017, at 4:57 PM, S L Johnson via Electronics-Talk
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello:
>>>
>>> I would like to know if anyone has used the Acer Chrome Book with Jaws
>>> and
>>> Open Book?  I ask because my nephew who works at a local electronics
>>> store
>>> tells me that they are on sale for around $289.  This would be less
>>> expensive than me trying to get my old desktop and laptop repaired.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Sandra Johnson
>>> <S L Johnson.vcf>
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