RE: New to the list
- From: "James at work" <james@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 08:11:30 -0500 (EST)
For the record, at least for now anyway, most computer manufacturers, Dell
included, offer at least one model of computer with XP home on it. Of
course, that'll change at the end of the month when Vista officially
starts shipping, but by then, no one'll really care.
James,
List Admin
On Tue, January 2, 2007 13:59, Stacey Robinson wrote:
Cy,
No thanks on the dos suggestion.
Stacey and GEB Dog Chesley
staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cy Selfridge" <cselfridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date sent: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 20:42:26 -0600
>Subject: RE: New to the list
>John,
>Well, she could go back to DOS and JAWS 3.0. That would run on 1
meg of RAM
>and have loads of memory to spare. (LOL)
>What can I say except "Oops!"
>I concur, a *GIG* of ram will keep the system running smoothly.
>Cy, the (very) Ancient Okie...
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
>Of Adrian Spratt
>Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 8:31 PM
>To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: New to the list
>A nice exchange from two always helpful contributors. John, I
assume you're
>suggesting it should be a gb of RAM? I guess it would help to
clarify. All
>the other numbers Cy gave are sensible and useful for many JAWS
users.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "John Ramsey" <stephnjohnny211@xxxxxxxxxx
>Hello Cy,
>Not one to pass up the opportunity to pick on you, you really are
the
>ancient okie if you recommend one meg of ram. I'm Just picking on
you.
>Take care, John
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
>Of Cy Selfridge
>As a suggestion, go to your computer store and tell them that you
*have* to
>have XP Home otherwise your screen reader will not work. Most
dealers can
>put an OEM version of XP Home on your machine without any
problem. If this
>fails give my dealer, Nanopac a call at (918) 665-0329. I just
got a Del
>with XP Home installed. Also, take a look at Wal-Mart, they
usually carry a
>Toshiba which has XP Home on it. Remember that you do not need
the most
>current, most powerful or largest laptop to do what the vast
majority of us
>normally do. Anything which approaches 2 ghz for speed will be
sufficient.
>It does, however in my opinion, need a meg of RAM. HTH, Cy, the
Ancient
>Okie...
>-----Original Message-----
>From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf
>Of Stacey Robinson
>I found out how much it'll cost to upgrade. It's $360 for jaws
standard. I
>just have to find a laptop with windows xp home.
>Stacey and GEB Dog Chesley
>staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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