[Nfbf-l] Teaching Windows 10

Ryan Mann rmann0581 at gmail.com
Mon Apr 6 12:09:33 UTC 2015 

That's interesting.  At the Center For The Visually Impaired, the place I work at we try to teach the software somebody has.  If somebody has Windows 7, we teach that.  If somebody has a Mac computer, we work on that.  I'm going to teach myself Windows 10, because eventually we will have students with it.


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> On Apr 6, 2015, at 8:00 AM, Sherri via Nfbf-l <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm really distrubed about the state's philosophy about Windows. They only 
> purchase Windows 7 computers (I have a laptop) and Lighthouse Central 
> Florida is only authorized to teach Windows 7. Very muchy behind the times.
> 
> Sherri
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan Dicey via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> To: "NFB Florida List Group" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 12:03 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Thank you so much Jim,I apoligize to the list! Jaws and 
> Windows 10
> 
> 
> Dear Jim,
> 
> Thank you so very much for your post. (It is below after some other messages
> I took off the MediaReq list.)
> 
> I apologize for my last post, I suppose I was to excited about the point of
> Microsoft supporting Windows 7 for 10 years, and did not pay proper
> attention to the rest of the message.
> 
> Actually, for a person as non - Tecky as myself, still using an old XP
> System and JAWS 11, I should keep out of posting messages about technical
> issues, and once again, I apologize to the List.
> 
> I will post these 2 messages that came after the first, which I posted,
> which had    they been posted in a more timely thread; I would not have
> posted the first message.
> 
> Here are those messages in this Thread.
> 
> Hi Alan,
> 
> There is an update on the Jaws and Win 10 saga.
> I've posted it below. Trevor.
> 
> Hi Deon and Group,
> 
> I kind of figured that your post is more accurate than John's is. Those
> bureaucrats working for Blind oriented agencies don't always get it
> right.  AS a former beta tester for JAWS, I knew it would be extremely
> unlikely that they would sit on their hands and effectively say: 'woe is
> me.  This is too complex to do anything right away.'
> 
> I do know as mentioned in a private message before that NVDA is already
> working diligently on Windows 10 support and they have a separate list
> for testers who want to test drive the system.
> 
> ****************
> Another message in the thread
> 
> 2018? Man I hope not. I have read that FS is already working with scrips for
> Win10. Win 10 will be launching in July and is ready to beta test the
> platform. I have also been told that NVDA is already script working Win 10,
> as well as Window Eyes and Serotec.
> Hopefully win 8 users will be able to jump on board with Win 10 after a few
> releases of bug fixes and the likes. I have a win 8 machine that I can't
> wait to be able to upgrade to 10. I absolutely hate win 8. I also have a win
> 7 machine, and win 10 will have to be very good for me to upgrade my win 7
> desktop. Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for all windows 8 and 7 users,
> and all future Windows OS upgrades will remain free of charge. Quite a
> switch from Microsoft. I guess they feel the pressure from the Apple market.
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> Deon
> 
> 
> 
> Well, my NFB friends, this will be my last post on technical issues, as I
> really do not know what I am talking about, only going on what I thought
> reliable posts.
> 
> And Thanks very much again Jim, it is great to have a person with your
> technical expertise on the NFB - Florida List group.
> 
> With Best Regards,
> 
> God Bless,
> 
> Alan
> 
> Plantation, Florida
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Alan and all,
> 
> while I cannot disclose a release date for when JAWS will begin supporting
> Windows 10 I can say this.  If you look back at the history of when JAWS
> would support the newest operating system from Microsoft you will see that
> there has been support either from the very beginning when the new operating
> system is released or very soon after.  So, what I am really saying here is
> that it isn't going to take until 2018 for JAWS to support Windows 10.  I am
> sure you will be very surprised as to how soon JAWS will support the new
> Windows 10 operating system.
> 
> Thank you,
> Jim Ellsworth
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey via
> Nfbf-l
> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 10:01 AM
> To: NFB Florida List Group
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Jaws and Windows10 - Microsoft will be supporting Windows7
> for at least ten years
> 
> Dear Friends,
> I just got this off another list.
> It is good to know, so folks do not feel compelled to jump to Windows 10.
> What a relief to know!
> The poster writes:
> 
> I asked blind services here in Florida about Windows 10 and they told me
> there are of course bugs, going to be bugs, things not working right and
> that  they have talked with Microsoft and they were told that Microsoft will
> 
> be  supporting Windows 7 for at least ten years, so not to worry about
> upgrading, since the state just bought new computers for thousands of blind
> in Florida all  Windows 7.  According to the blind service specialist they
> say Jaws won't  even have scripts for Windows 10 for at least three years.
> So the earliest  anyone using Jaws could upgrade shouldn't be until  2018.
> this information, was found on MediaReq.
> 
> With Best Regards,
> God Bless,
> Alan
> Plantation, Florida
> Dear Alan and all,
> 
> While I cannot disclose a release date for when JAWS will begin supporting
> Windows 10 I can say this.  If you look back at the history of when JAWS
> would support the newest operating system from Microsoft you will see that
> there has been support either from the very beginning when the new operating
> system is released or very soon after.  So, what I am really saying here is
> that it isn't going to take until 2018 for JAWS to support Windows 10.  I am
> sure you will be very surprised as to how soon JAWS will support the new
> Windows 10 operating system.
> 
> Thank you,
> Jim Ellsworth
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Ellsworth" <jellsworth1 at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "'Alan Dicey'" <adicey at bellsouth.net>; "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing
> List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 8:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [Nfbf-l] Jaws and Windows10 - Microsoft will be supporting
> Windows7 for at least ten years
> 
> 
>> Dear Alan and all,
>> 
>> While I cannot disclose a release date for when JAWS will begin supporting
>> Windows 10 I can say this.  If you look back at the history of when JAWS
>> would support the newest operating system from Microsoft you will see that
>> there has been support either from the very beginning when the new
>> operating
>> system is released or very soon after.  So, what I am really saying here
>> is
>> that it isn't going to take until 2018 for JAWS to support Windows 10.  I
>> am
>> sure you will be very surprised as to how soon JAWS will support the new
>> Windows 10 operating system.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Jim Ellsworth
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Nfbf-l [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Dicey
>> via
>> Nfbf-l
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 10:01 AM
>> To: NFB Florida List Group
>> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Jaws and Windows10 - Microsoft will be supporting
>> Windows7
>> for at least ten years
>> 
>> Dear Friends,
>> I just got this off another list.
>> It is good to know, so folks do not feel compelled to jump to Windows 10.
>> What a relief to know!
>> The poster writes:
>> 
>> I asked blind services here in Florida about Windows 10 and they told me
>> there are of course bugs, going to be bugs, things not working right and
>> that  they have talked with Microsoft and they were told that Microsoft
>> will
>> 
>> be  supporting Windows 7 for at least ten years, so not to worry about
>> upgrading, since the state just bought new computers for thousands of
>> blind
>> in Florida all  Windows 7.  According to the blind service specialist they
>> say Jaws won't  even have scripts for Windows 10 for at least three years.
>> So the earliest  anyone using Jaws could upgrade shouldn't be until  2018.
>> this information, was found on MediaReq.
>> 
>> With Best Regards,
>> God Bless,
>> Alan
>> Plantation, Florida
>> 
>> 
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