RE: Buying a New System--Any Suggestions?
- From: "Cy" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 11:19:20 -0500
Jim,
This is also my system.
The last computer I had built was about 6 or so years ago and we had all
manner of trouble with, of all things, the scanner. I can't recall the
make but it reuired a small subroutine to turn off the light and JAWS
would not allow it to communicate. We went back to good old Hewlett
Packard and it worked fine.
I now have a home built job with an Athlon processor. Works really well.
Cy, the Ancient okie...
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jim Grimsby
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:45 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Buying a New System--Any Suggestions?
Hi, buying a computer and making sure it works with jaws is very on
topic. How I go about this is simple some times I build the computer my
self buying off the shelf parts that I know work. Other times I by it
from the place I by my parts and we have an understanding that if I have
a problem with a part do to jaws or anything else they replace said
part with another part. This has always worked well for me in the past.
Hth
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Lenny McHugh
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:32 AM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Buying a New System--Any Suggestions?
Wow! If this isn't on topic I am not sure what is.
A few years ago I wish that I had this advice. I purchased a system at a
computer show when I got it home I could not use jaws. It had on-board
video
and sound the sound card was not compatible with jaws. We then had to
drive a few hundred miles taking the computer and my copy of jaws along
so
that the builder could modify the system to make it work.
Since then I haven't even considered purchasing a name brand system. I
have
all my systems built locally with off-the-shelf components. That way I
can
easily replace or upgrade any component.
If the system will not work with jaws what is the value of purchasing
either?
I wish that I had the foresight to take jaws along to make sure it would
work with the computer before I brought it home.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Crystal French" <raincrow@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 10:32 AM
Subject: Re: Buying a New System--Any Suggestions?
Doris,
I believe I kept my post relevant to Jaws and the question that was
asked.
However, if you are moderating the list, and feel that my post was in
error, then I sincerely apologize to you and list members.
Crystal
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chipmunks" <chipmunks@xxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: Buying a New System--Any Suggestions?
> This is off topic for this list. Please don't send scores of replies
> to an off topic post.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Doris
>
> At 04:42 PM 7/19/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi Heidi,
> >I just went through this process about a month ago. I had been using
> >Windows 98 se, until then.
> >
> >I know you said you were going to buy Jaws 6, but one thing to keep
> >in
mind
> >is that Windows XP, you have to have the Professional version of jaws
> >to
use
> >XP Pro, or if you have standard Jaws then XP Home.
> >
> >I took my Jaws 6 cd along with me, when I went shopping, and had no
problem
> >with any of the places I went installing Jaws to see how it would
> >work
with
> >the computers I was interested in.
> >
> >I was looking for a notebook, and purchased a refurbished IBM
> >Thinkpad,
R51.
> >
> >Since I have standard Jaws, and the notebook was running XP Pro, I
> >asked them to change to XP Home. That's probably more trouble than
> >most people want to go to, but it worked for me.
> >
> >I also checked out a Dell and a Fujitsu, and saw no problems with
> >Jaws on any models I tried that day.
> >
> >You might want to think about what features are important to you.
> >
> >Sorry this has been longwinded, but I have to say, moving to XP was
> >not
the
> >hassle I had expected, and I am enjoying the notebook.
> >
> >Good luck with the search for your new computer.
> >
> >Crystal
> >
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