Dan,
Glad to hear that you're enjoying the podcast. We're having fun doing them
and also learning a lot.
The answer to your question is: Yes, JAWS works fine on a netbook. I have
JAWS 12 running on a Windows 7 netbook with only 1 GB of RAM. We mostly use
it when traveling - Very handy and does everything.
One little lot: The speakers on some of these netbooks aren't very powerful.
In a noisy environment I will often use earbuds with the netbook. If you
want to play music (we listen to our home town radio station over the
internet when on the road), we use portable battery powered speakers.
Hope that helps. Try the Toshiba netbooks - some of them have very useable
keyboards.
--Pete
Check out ViewPoints
A weekly, half hour radio program for people living with low vision
Find out more about the show and links to the podcasts at:
www.ViewPoints.torpey.info
Send suggestions or comments to:
[email protected]
-----Original message ----
Thank you so much for your input; concerning a netbook, will Jaws work on
one and will jaws take up to much memory on it? by the way, I enjoy your
podcasts very much.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Torpey" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 12:37 PM
Subject: [Blind-Computing] Pacmate, BrailleNote,or other braille Displays /
PDA
> If you don't require Braille output, a small netbook is the best bet.
> Just
> choose one with a keyboard that is easy to use for the blind. I have a
> Toshiba netbook which runs around $300. The keyboard is very well laid
> out
> and the function keys, arrow keys, etc. are very easy to find because of
> their spacing and occasional tactile dots.
> [PT]
> If you do require Braille, the Pacmate is a great device. I used this at
> work for many years. The virtue of having a Braille display is that you
> can
> readily take notes, refer to your own notes and documents, etc. while at a
> meeting and not disturb others with distracting speech or other noises.
>
> The other advantage of the Pacmate is that it is compatible with all of
> the
> Office applications that you are likely running on your PC - It has mobile
> versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. It is also easy to
> keep
> documents, calendars, mail, etc. synced between the Pacmate and a Windows
> PC.
>
> I use the PacMate Braille display to follow my show notes when recording
> our
> weekly, half hour radio program / podcast on living with low vision (see
> www.viewpoints.torpey.info for more info and links to the podcast).
>
> One other advantage of the Pacmate's Braille display is that it can be
> disconnected from the Pacmate and connected to your desktop or other PC to
> be used as a Braille display for that computer.
>
> Finally, before making a final decision, you might want to check out the
> new
> PDA / Braille display which the National Braille Press plans to release
> later this year. Their main goal was to make Braille displays more
> affordable, so I'm sure it will have an attractive price point compared to
> some other Braille PDA's.
>
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> --Pete
> Check out ViewPoints
> A weekly, half hour radio program for people living with low vision
> Find out more about the show and links to the podcasts at:
> www.ViewPoints.torpey.info
> Send suggestions or comments to:
> [email protected]
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