[access-uk] Re: XP versus Vista
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:20:16 +0100
Well, you'll be happy to see http://www.toshiba.co.uk and
their laptops. Here's a summary of 21 models shown as of a
few minutes ago.
XP Home = 3
XP Professional = 7
Windows Media Edition = 5
Windows Tablet = 2
Windows Vista = FOUR.
And their web page even says, "Toshiba recommends Windows
Vista".
It doesn't seem that way to me!
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christopher
Hallsworth
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 10:05 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: XP versus Vista
Hmm, probably best to ask if anyone can lend you a copy of
this month's
Compute IT and Access IT so that you can find out who wrote
it. It was
featured in some news item at the beginning of the magazine.
Good to
hear though that some companies will still be shipping XP on
their
machines. Maybe our next machines could be a Dell one, but
we, as laptop
users, prefer Toshiba for their reliability and good
performance with
screen readers.
On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:00:42 +0100, "George Bell"
<george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Hi Christopher,
>
> I'd like to meet the person who wrote this.
>
> DELL, the second largest computer manufacturer in the
world,
> have re-introduced XP systems after doing a customer
survey.
>
> Misco, a moderately large supplier, have brought many XP
> systems back into their recent direct mail catalogues.
> Indeed we have just purchased a Fujitsu laptop from them
> with XP on it.
>
> wStore, a French owned wholesaler, have also increased
their
> XP range.
>
> At this point in time, there is little or no shortage of
XP
> systems, even if your local PC shop claims otherwise.
>
> George W F Bell, Managing Director
> Techno-Vision Systems Ltd
> 76 Bunting Road Ind. Est.
> NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6EE
> Tel: 01604 792777
> Fax: 01604 792726
> e-mail: george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Web: http://www.techno-vision.co.uk
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christopher
> Hallsworth
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 9:27 PM
> To: blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; blind-computing
> @jaws-users.com; access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] XP versus Vista
>
> Hi all,
> Sorry for the vague subject line, but couldn't think of
what
> else to
> put. Also sorry for the cross posting, but you'll see why
> below.
> I read from one of the RNIB (Royal National Institute for
> the Blind for
> those who didn't know) magazines, Compute IT I think, that
> OEM
> manufacturers will no longer be able to ship XP with their
> computers,
> nor will retail outlets be able to sell XP. Does any of
you
> know about
> this? Apparently it's because Microsoft will no longer
> manufacture the
> product, and therefore we will all be forced to switch to
> Vista from the
> end of January next year. I just hope by then that JAWS,
at
> least, will
> be good enough to work with Vista as we'll have very
little
> choice after
> the above date. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this
> please. My
> partner and I are personally disgusted, and may even
> consider switching
> away from Windows because of the complexity of using Vista
> with
> assistive technologies. Thanks, and I look forward to
> hearing from you.
> Christopher Hallsworth
> E-mail: chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Skype name chrishallsworth7266
> MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
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