[macvoiceover] Re: Windows on a Mac

  • From: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:07:37 -0500 (CDT)

What windows-based programs would you miss? There may already be substitutes available for you or such may become available.




On Sat, 12 Apr 2008, Sarah Clark wrote:

Hi All,

I just joined this list. I have always been a Windows user, but I will be 
getting a new laptop soon and am considering getting a mac.  The accessibility 
of the mac with Voice Over sounds great and I'm sure I would enjoy it once I'd 
get used to the difference in its functionality as compared to Jaws and 
Windows.  But there are still a couple of Windows based programs that I'd 
really miss if I had a mac, so I have some questions as to the usability of 
Windows on a mac.
I know that you can get a mac with either the bootcamp or parallel set up.  I 
was told that both will allow you to also run Windows on the mac machine, but 
with bootcamp you must turn the machine off and then boot it back up into 
Windows, whereas with parallel you can switch over to Windows without actually 
needing to turn the machine off.
I am trying to find out if you can use Kurzweil on the Windows side, and if so, 
if it matters if you have the bootcamp or parallel setup.  The other program I 
would like to be able to use is Abbyy Find Reader, so if anyone has experience 
with that program, the same question goes.
Also, does Voice Over work while you are using Windows?  If not, can you have 
Jaws on it for Windows?

These are the main considerations I have.  If I would have the ability to use 
Kurzweil and Abbyy Find Reader on the laptop, I would not hesitate in getting a 
mac.

Thanks,

Sarah Clark


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