What versions of linux have you tried? Ubuntu has it's own built-in screenreader called Orca, and while I haven't tried it too much yet, it does work for some things, and if you download the .ISO CD image of Ubuntu desktop version, you can actually test it from the CD without actually installing it.
HTH Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Parham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 6:16 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Anyone knows of an alternative for VMWareWorkstation? > Hello, > I was going to introduce myself to the list and then ask my question in > two seperait posts, but i thought I would do them both in one post: > > I'm Parham Doostdar, 18 years from Iran. I've been working with computers > for a while and I'm studying computers; professional software programming. > I've been blind since birth. > > And about my question: > VMWare's Virtual Machine Workstation doesn't work for me. I can install > it, but then when I do, none of the .exe files in it run. I've done > everything I could think of, but still nothing happened. Has anyone had a > simular experience, and if not, more importantly, is there an alternative > for VMWare Workstation? I've tried Microsoft Virtual PC 2007, but I can't > install Linux on it. > > Since Linux doesn't have a high quality accessibility, I want to be able > to switch back to Windows and only run a few programs on Linux that don't > compile under Windows. > > Thanks, and sorry if I babbled. > --- > Contact info: > Skype: parham-d > MSN: fire_lizard16 at hotmail dot com > email: parham90 at GMail dot com > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
