Larry,
Just network the two systems and move things over. The g5 has
wireless built in and if you don't have it, wireless is cheap. You
probably spent more money than you needed to spend but you can decide
that later. At least a gig of ram is a good idea and a capacious
hard drive as well. Processor speed is different though and I still
haven't figured how to class it. Personally, wireless keybboards are
more trouble than they are worth but you can always send it back if
you find it not working out for you. If i needed to use one I would
butt Not needing one, I'd rather not.
Any pc can crash but it is less likely with a mac by far than with a
pc and a screen reader. When there is a system issue with the mac
that does not lock it up, if VO gets into trouble, it just relaunches
its self and you can just go on working. You should perform regular
maintanance on your new system though but you'll learn about that and
how easy it is as we go.
News groups use nntp protocol and it is not supported in mail but
there are ways to read news groups on the mac and there are some web
based newsreading systems that work well.
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Jonnie Apple Seed
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On Dec 8, 2005, at 6:05 PM, LARRY WANGER wrote:
Hi list,
So, I went ahead and ordered my Mac today. I ended up getting an
iMac G5. I went ahead and upgraded to 1GB of ram based on my
previous experiences that you should order double what you think you
need. I know, its a Windows thing but who know what will happen. I
also got the wireless keyboard for fun.
I should get it in a week or so and I'm very curious to see how
things go. I spent the better part of the afternoon reading reviews
and all kinds of information. During that time, I managed to
experience two crashes of my software on Windows and this resulted in
the browser and or Jaws having to be re-started. A problem I'm not
anticipating with a Mac.
One thing I forgot to ask folks, does the mail program support
newsgroups? I use them for my classes online. Normally I could just
click a link on the web page for my class and be subscribed
automatically in Outlook Express but if I understand, Outlook Express
doesn't work with VO. However, I assume I can just enter the address
in the mail program on the Mac and be subscribed???
Also, I could have but did not order an application called Move to
Mac. Does this make the jump from the PC any easier or should I just
import things as needed?
Thanks.
Check out my blog at http://lsw999.blogspot.com/
Larry Wanger
