[nfbcs] Running JAWS on Windows on a Mac - Issues?

Aaron Cannon cannona at fireantproductions.com
Sat Mar 3 02:03:27 UTC 2012


I use a Mac running Windows every day at work with no problems.  I
have it setup to dual boot, not as a virtual machine, so there's no
issue with slowness as Windows runs directly on the Mac hardware.

Aaron

On 3/2/12, Nicole B. Torcolini at Home <ntorcolini at wavecable.com> wrote:
> It really depends on what kind of computer user you are. If you are one of
> those people who gets frustrated if the computer is the least bit sluggish,
> then, yes, you need a PC. Even if you max out on the RAM memory on the Mac
> and then give as much to the virtual machine as possible, it still is often
> not enough. The one experience that I had was with Windows XP, so, if
> Windows 7 manages memory better, it may not be the same.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephanie Ludi" <salvse at rit.edu>
> To: <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 1:48 PM
> Subject: [nfbcs] Running JAWS on Windows on a Mac - Issues?
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has anyone had any problems running JAWS on a Macbook Pro or Air that is
>> running Windows 7?  I am going to use this info as part of a purchasing
>> decision and I want to know if I can dual book from a Mac or if I need to
>> have a PC laptop for Windows in order to run JAWS.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --Steph
>>
>>
>> =======================================
>> Stephanie Ludi, PhD
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>> Dept. of Software Engineering
>> Rochester Institute of Technology
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