Hmmm, interesting perspective. Your comments made me remember that I have an old lap top computer containing DOS, and it has an external key pad. That computer hasn't worked for some time now, and I completely forgot about it. That external key pad would work on a new computer, right? By the way, can you refresh my memory? How does the external key pad connect to a lap top? Thanks for your thoughts/help. Katrina -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of david poehlman Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 1:29 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: laptop with numpad and JAWS You'd have to consult the web or your nearest outlet for computers but before you lay out money for a laptop with a keypad or an external keypad, you might just want to consider connecting a regular keyboard to your laptop. Even before doing that, you might want to try a laptop for a bit with jaws setup to use the numlock instead of the insert key to see how much simpler it is than you thought it would be. How do I know? I used and still have an old dos laptop with a numpad connected to it. I got a new laptop a couple of years ago and at the same time, was using one for work that did not have numpads. I first thought I'd never get used to it but after a day or so, I found it worked quite well. Since then, I've used several laptops without numpads built in or other wise and they all work fine. Johnnie Apple Seed ----- Original Message ----- From: "KAnderson" <kanderson@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 2:17 PM Subject: RE: laptop with numpad and JAWS No, it isn't necessary, but I am accustom to using the numb pad and would prefer to not learn the alternative. Where can the external key pad be acquired? Thanks, Katrina -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of david poehlman Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 12:48 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: laptop with numpad and JAWS there are a number of them, but it is not necessary to have a numpad to work with jaws on a laptop and you can also get an external usb numpad. Johnnie Apple Seed ----- Original Message ----- From: "G.W. Cox" <gwcox2@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 1:25 PM Subject: laptop with numpad and JAWS Greetings. A friend asked me if there is a laptop that has a numpad and works with JAWS. Thanks in advance for any advice. Jerry -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx