[bcab] Re: Small (low cost) laptops

steve, Serotek don't even argue that this is a full screenreader.  It does not 
have the verbosity configuration options for a start that most screenreaders 
have and in general the settings the user can play with are quite limited.

I do agree that it works very well however and is particularly useful in 
situations where a program that reads most commonly used applications is 
required.  The SA to Go application is particularly useful as you can help 
solve problems on anyone's PC that has a connection to the internet, though I 
understand there some security configurations in which SA will not work.

Cheers

Graham
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Steve Nutt 
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 11:03 PM
Subject: [bcab] Re: Small (low cost) laptops


Hi Graham,

 

Are you saying System Access is not a full screen reader?  I would argue that 
point, it does some things better than JAWS.  Skype is a good example, unless 
you go get scripts.

 

All the best

 

Steve

 


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From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
Graham Page
Sent: Wednesday 23 July 2008 12:04
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Small (low cost) laptops

 

interesting academic point at this stage though harly anywhere near viable for 
the vast majority of users.

 

I am aware however of the not inconsiderable cost of screenreaders.  You could 
use a screenreader like NVDA which is open source or Thunder which is free 
though somewhat limited.  As an alternative, you could buy System Access which 
is cheaper than a full screenreader and offers decent access to many of the 
software packages such as Word, Internet explorer and Windows Mail or Outlook 
which would be the most comon applications used on the road.

 

Cheers

 

Graham

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----- Original Message ----- 

From: Gordon Keen 

To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 11:40 AM

Subject: [bcab] Re: Small (low cost) laptops

 

How about this as a possibility? 

As leopard has a built in talking interface it could be as cheap as chips!

 

 

 

Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/07/16/man_hacks_osx_onto_wind/

Man hacks Mac OS X onto MSI Wind

By Tony Smith

Published Wednesday 16th July 2008 09:57 GMT

Fancy a 10in MacBook, anyone? We've seen Mac OS X installed and run on Asus' 
original Eee PC, and now someone's done the same on the MSI Wind, aka the 
Advent 4211.

To be fair, hardware hacker Paul O'Brien admits there's plenty of bits that 
don't work once Leopard's up and running - most notably Wi-Fi and putting the 
machine into hibernation mode - and the process requires downloading some iffy 
hacked installers off the torrents.

Paul's posted 
(http://www.modaco.com/content/asus-eee-pc-http-www-eeeasy-com/270099/pauls-complete-guide-to-installing-osx-leopard-on-your-msi-wind-advent-4211/)
 a detailed list of instructions for the process and a video guide too:

 

Can't see the video? Download FlashPlayer from Adobe.com (http://www.adobe.com/)

The wireless problem can be fixed by swapping out the Wind's Realtek-made Wi-Fi 
card for a Broadcom-based unit which Mac OS X will recognise. Getting some of 
the other features to work - sleep, Ethernet and so on - is just a matter of 
installing some modified kernel extension files.

The upshot is a decent-running Mac sub-notebook, Paul says, though we're sure 
his decision to upgrade the Wind's memory to a full 2GB helps. Even so, that's 
not bad for a £280 computer. Now, how much is the MacBook Air again?

Related Reviews 
MSI Wind Windows XP Edition 
(http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/20/review_msi_wind/) 
Asus Eee PC 901 Linux Edition 
(http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/17/review_eee_pc_901/) 

Related stories

Hackintosh maker gets legal greeting from Apple (15 July 2008)
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/07/15/apple_sues_psystar/ 
Apple's Snow Leopard to cut the bloat from Mac OS X (10 June 2008)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/10/apple_skinny_snow_leopard/ 
Hacker blasts Mac clone maker's licence 'violation' (16 April 2008)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/16/hacker_slams_mac_cloner/ 
Man buys Eee PC, erases Linux, installs Mac OS X Leopard (16 November 2007)
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/16/man_installs_osx_on_eee_pc/

 

On 22 Jul 2008, at 18:52, Isaac Porat wrote:





Hello All

 

I have started a new thread  here hopefully to concentrate on this topic that 
like Graham I am very interested in.  This is because I am a great believer in 
using a small laptop as the universal note taker / media machine if Braille is 
not a must.

 

I have included below Graham reply from the other thread which is very relevant 
here.

 

I am aware of the ASUS eeePC (£315) and a model of HP (£375)that fall into this 
category and wonder like graham if anyone has experience using these with a 
screen reader.

 

Regards

Isaac

 

 



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