Re: WINDOWS OR MAC? APPLE SAYS BOTH
- From: "Dan" <DOzuna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:55:53 -0700
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From: "Steve Holmes" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: WINDOWS OR MAC? APPLE SAYS BOTH
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> Admittedly my experience with the mac is what I could gleam while in one
> of the Apple stores playing around with Voice-Over and my lack of
> knowledge of how to use it effectively. Dispite my limitted exposure, I
> could not get Itunes to work at all and given that Itunes is one of
> Apple's flagship programs, I was disppointed. I also tried Mictosoft
> Word that they had on the computer and about the only thing I could work
> in either of those was the menus. It was either in the Apple store or
> the podcast I heard last summer with Our Jeff Bishop, Shelly Brisben and
> Jerry Halliton that the Carbon framework was not accessible but stuff
> written in cocoa framework would be much more compatible with Voice
> Over.
>
> Like others on this list have been saying, Voice Over has a ways to go
> but I honestly don't think they are off to a bad start at all. I mean,
> how long did it take for the Windows screen readers to mature? If
> Voice-Over can do it inside a couple years, well...
>
> Still, I sincerely hope Apple is planning to grow this product. If they
> just sit on it like Microsoft has done with Narator, then Apple will be
> no better than Microsoft except for giving people false hopes. Apple
> has introed with anice product. I just it keeps growing and improving
> with time. I would bet that within ten years, it could run huge circles
> around the windows products!
>
> On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 01:58:37AM -0700, BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
wrote:
> > can you tell me, what limitations, you "KNOW" of and not limitations
> > that you "HEARD" of.
> > BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
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> > On Apr 7, 2006, at 3:10 PM, Chris Skarstad wrote:
> >
> > >Well, now all that's different is the hardware. But my question
> > >is, what makes mac hardware so much better than Windows stuff?
> > >I do have to admit that i like the idea of just being able to walk
> > >up to any computer, hit a hotkey and have a screenreader. I've
> > >never been a mac geek, but I do have to say I'm impressed with the
> > >idea. Now all they need to do is make it a *true* screenreader, one
> > >that is as powerful as JAWS and Window-eyes. Right now, it is good
> > >but there are still limitations.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >At 02:20 AM 4/7/2006, you wrote:
> > >>600 is quite a bit?
> > >>BlindTech of BlindTechs.Net
> > >>blindtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > >>
> > >>On Apr 6, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Steve Holmes wrote:
> > >>
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> > >>>Actually I would be much happier if it were to go the other way -
> > >>>run
> > >>>Mac OS X on generic Intel machines. I would love to run the Mac
> > >>>OS on
> > >>>my currently owned windows box. In fact, if Voice over gets just a
> > >>>little bit better, i would love to scrap winblows entirely and just
> > >>>run
> > >>>the Mac and Linux partitions instead. But to buy a new Mac from
> > >>>start,
> > >>>that would set me back quite a bit.
> > >>>
> > >>>On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 03:21:45PM -0400, Jerry Halatyn wrote:
> > >>>>Windows will run natively on Intel-based Macs so,k yes, you can
> > >>>>install
> > >>>>JAWS or any other Windows screen reader or screen access software.
> > >>>>Very
> > >>>>exciting development.
> > >>>>----- Original Message -----
> > >>>>From: "Allison Mervis" <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >>>>To: <blindcasting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >>>>Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 1:27 PM
> > >>>>Subject: Re: WINDOWS OR MAC? APPLE SAYS BOTH
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>I assume that we could potentially load jaws on to the Mac and
> > >>>>>use it with
> > >>>>>XP, and then play with voiceover every now and then.
> > >>>>>Allison
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
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