Not to mention, once this becomes commonplace, getting rehab
counselors to purchase macs will become a whole lot easier.
On Mar 19, 2006, at 6:56 PM, Will Thoms wrote:
Hi,
I agree having to restart just to run a program would be very
frustrating
but I'd be prepared to do it if it was my only choice. I love OS X
and
would happily never use windows again if I was sited and had the
luxury of
being able to access all available software. We all know that access
solutions on both Mac and PC can't interact with all software
packages but
the combination of both operating systems and a collection of
screen readers
enables the user to have a wider choice. For instance in my
situation I
really need a professional audio production and sequencing package
that I
can access. All the options on the Mac that I've tried aren't
currently
accessible with Voice Over and through discussion with the
manufacturers it
seems the programs won't be Vo friendly for quite some time, if ever.
I love Macs and want to use their hardware and software but for
this task if
I have to use different software running under another Os then
that's all I
can do.
Cheers
Will
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac
OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: windows xp can run and duel boot on the new Intel macs
Although neat and I'm only inserting my personal opinion here, but
why would you want to run windows on a Mac? I could see perhaps
running windows like and application as I wanted to do for a very
specific purpose, but otherwise, I sure wouldn't want to boot in to
the Mac os and then have to reboot to use something in windows. I
agree its interesting from a technical prospective, but that's about
all it is.
Scott
On Mar 19, 2006, at 1:56 PM, Will Thoms wrote:
Hiya,
yep very wise advice. it doesn't sound like a finished solution at
all. IT
does though work on the Mac Book Pro, Mac Mini and I Mac 17 inch
and there's
a very basic version that works with some I Mac 20 inches.
Its all very new and the main method of doing it does require a PC
but in
the FAQ section of the site there is mention of a possible method
to use
another program to create the boot cd that runs on Mac negating the
need for
a PC. Its all very exciting I just hope it keeps progressing.
Currently
the video drivers are only the XP software drivers that are basic.
there
isn't any networking drivers. The sound and USB does work though
which
obviously is crucial for screen readers. I wonder if there is any
issues
with windows screen readers being able to hook in to the windows XP
default
software graphics driver. Best to wait and see how it all
progress's I
guess.
Cheers
Will
