[gui-talk] Basic inquiry about Mac, including the laptops

Mike Arrigo n0oxy at charter.net
Fri Aug 14 23:29:49 UTC 2009


Hi, I am typing this message on my mac. I'd say that voice over isn't  
just close to providing the same access, it's there already and with  
the new release of the operating system next month, it will get even  
better. Since I've had my mac, I have found myself using windows less  
and less.
On Aug 14, 2009, at 1:16 AM, Joel Deutsch wrote:

> as I've sort of watched the Mac evolving over the past couple of  
> years in
> the sense that its operating system seems to be getting close to  
> achieving
> self-voicing screen reader capability that an experienced jaws guy  
> like me
> might be able to take seriously, I'm asking for some thoughts.
>
> Aren't there a couple of folks on this list who actually, already,  
> *are* Mac
> desktop or laptop users? How do you folks like your Macs? And  
> Albert, I know
> you've been toying with the idea of going Mac, same as I'm  
> expressing now.
> Just seems interesting to think about, now that I allow myself. This  
> in
> spite of the fact that I have Jaws 11 already paid for on my SMA,  
> but my
> goodness. I guess if I could get myself a brand new computer that  
> didn't
> heed it, would be nice to give away my old PC with new Jaws on it.  
> To the
> Braille Institute or something.
>
> Nice ,anyway, a thought experiment. How about it, Mackies?
>
> I have one more question, also to do with my daydreaming, but I'll  
> post it
> separately.
>
>
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