Hi Andy, I've no idea, I don't use it. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Collins Sent: Tuesday 26 August 2008 10:21 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs Steve - Is there a steep learning curve with Linnux? Is it very different to Windows? - Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 7:39 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | Hi, | | Linnux has a dedicated screen reader called Speakup. If you download the | Ubuntu distribution, it can even speak the installation process. | | All the best | | Steve | | -----Original Message----- | From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of | Saqib | Sent: Monday 25 August 2008 20:49 | To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | | Hi Steve what speech program can you use with Linux. I was told that Linux | doesn't support the current market of speech programs. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:23 PM | Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | | | > Hi Barry, | > | > XP Home or Linux. Both of which will of course, talk. | > | > All the best | > | > Steve | > | > -----Original Message----- | > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf | > Of | > Barry G | > Sent: Monday 25 August 2008 17:30 | > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | > | > Do you know what operating system it's using, and will it run a screen | > reader? | > | > All the best, | > Barry G | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Dean Wilcox" <wilcoxdean@xxxxxxxxxxx> | > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 5:25 PM | > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | > | > | >>I am surprised the Asus EEE mobile PC isn't getting more of a mention. | >>Its | > | >>a mobile PC like we're discussing here but the hard drive is flash based. | >>It only has a 4 or 8 GB drive depending on model but you can use SD cards | >>to boost this. This makes it quieter and the battery life is over 3 | >>hours, | > | >>I'm sure I heard 3.5. | >> | >> At 16:48 25/08/2008, you wrote: | >>>Hi Steve, | >>> | >>>"I have just ordered the MSI Wind, primarily because it has a slightly | >>>more gutsy processor than the Advent on it..." | >>> | >>>Hmmm, from what I read the MSI Wind and the Advent are the same. The | >>>reviews say that the Advent is the MSI Wind only repackaged under a | >>>different brand name for UK market and sold by PC World. It worth | >>>mentioning that the new EEEPC is using the Atom Intel processer too. | >>> | >>>Cheers, | >>>Amro | >>> | >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >>>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >>>Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 2:31 PM | >>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | >>> | >>> | >>>>Hi Saqib, | >>>> | >>>>I have just ordered the MSI Wind, primarily because it has a slightly | >>>>more | >>>>gutsy processor than the Advent on it. Also, I read in reviews that the | >>>>fan | >>>>on the Advent is a bit noisy. Is this true? | >>>> | >>>>All the best | >>>> | >>>>Steve | >>>> | >>>>-----Original Message----- | >>>>From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf | >>>>Of | >>>>Saqib | >>>>Sent: Monday 25 August 2008 12:56 | >>>>To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>>>Subject: [access-uk] Re: Ultra Mobile PCs | >>>> | >>>>Hi Andy I have the Advent 4211 10 inch mini laptop. It has XP HOme and | >>>>1GB | >>>>RAM and 80 GB hard disk space. Battery life will be around 1 hour and 40 | >>>>mins roughly. It has 3 USB ports and the fan vents are on the left side. | >>>>I | >>>>run System Access which is my preferred screen reader and I think Jaws | >>>>will | >>>>run nicely on the machine. I will run a demo on the machine later to see | >>>>if | >>>>Jaws does run properly. This laptop is for £279.99 from PC World and | >>>>Currys. | >>>> | >>>>I'll let you know how the Jaws experiment went. | >>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Collins" | >>>><andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >>>>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> | >>>>Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 12:46 PM | >>>>Subject: [access-uk] Ultra Mobile PCs | >>>> | >>>> | >>>>>Hi all - | >>>>> | >>>>>Will JFW run under the OS on UMPCs? I don't know anything about UMPCs, | >>>>>but | >>>>>they look to be a more handy alternative to a laptop? I don't know | >>>>>what | >>>>>OS | >>>>>systems UMPCs use, so I'd be interested if anybody has any experience | >>>>>of | >>>>>using one, what kind of features they offer etc, but this of course is | >>>>>only | >>>>>relevant if JFW runs ok! - | >>>>> | >>>>>Andy | >>>>> | >>>>>** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >>>>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >>>>>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >>>>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>>>>** and in the Subject line type | >>>>>** unsubscribe | >>>>>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >>>>>** immediately-following link:- | >>>>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >>>>>** or send a message, to | >>>>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | >>>>> | >>>>> | >>>>>No virus found in this incoming message. | >>>>>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com | >>>>>Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1632 - Release Date: | >>>>>25/08/2008 | >>>> | >>>>>07:05 | >>>>> | >>>>> | >>>> | >>>>** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >>>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >>>>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >>>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>>>** and in the Subject line type | >>>>** unsubscribe | >>>>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >>>>** immediately-following link:- | >>>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >>>>** or send a message, to | >>>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | >>>> | >>>> | >>>> | >>>>** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >>>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >>>>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >>>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>>>** and in the Subject line type | >>>>** unsubscribe | >>>>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >>>>** immediately-following link:- | >>>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >>>>** or send a message, to | >>>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | >>>> | >>> | >>>** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- | >>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] | >>>** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: | >>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx | >>>** and in the Subject line type | >>>** unsubscribe | >>>** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the | >>>** immediately-following link:- | >>>** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] | >>>** or send a message, to | >>>** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq | >>> | >>> | >>> | >>>-- | >>>No virus found in this incoming message. | >>>Checked by AVG. 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