[nfbcs] new laptop

[Doug Lee]

Macs run MacOS, which is based on FreeBSD, which is a Unix variant.
Cygwin is a Unix emulator for Windows, and as such, would not be
needed or possible on a Mac unless you run Windows on the Mac.

On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 09:48:51PM +0000, Currin, Kevin wrote:
Okay, thanks.

Is there a way to run something like cygwin on a mac (or is that even necessary)?

Thanks,

Kevin
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From: nfbcs [nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of Nicole Torcolini [ntorcolini at wavecable.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 4:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] new laptop

Yes, having more memory, especially if you are going to be running JAWS and
Java together, does help
I don't know about how programming on a Mac is, but I can tell you that
Voiceover is very different from JAWS, and, if possible, before buying a
Mac, I would suggest trying to get one from someone to try using for a month
or at least a week. Some people can make the switch from Windows screen
readers to Voiceover without a problem, but I couldn't, but it's all
personal preference, so definitely try it for yourself if you are
interested.
Finally, if you do decide to stick with a PC, I would recommend trying to
not get Windows 8.

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Currin, Kevin
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 1:28 PM
To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nfbcs] new laptop

Hello Everyone,

I have had a Lenovo thinkpad t410 for the past two and a half years.
However, its become quite slow and freezes frequently. I know that jaws
causes is responsible for a lot of the lag. Would getting a new laptop with
more memory at all help with this issue, or does jaws slow computers down
the same amount regardless of memory?

I am also looking for a computer that can handle java programming in eclipse
and running other things like RNAfold under cygwin.

I've heard that voice over on mac's isn't nearly as powerful as jaws when it
comes to doing programming and math/science things with excel and such. Is
this true? Should I stick with a PC if I want to do science and programming
stuff?

Sorry for the scatteredness of this email.

Thanks,

Kevin

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