Using cables still suck! That's why... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Hallsworth Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 11:15 PM To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS Xby the blind Subject: Re: mac mini
Sorry for my ignorance, but if a mac mini is a desktop, what's the point of having wireless when you can't move the thing? Just curious. Thanks! Chris Hallsworth BrailleNote mPower user ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh de Lioncourt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 10:19 PM Subject: Re: mac mini > > You'll be fine with a Mac Mini, I think. Mac Minis are desktop > machines, just on the lower end. You will ahve wireless capability > with a Mac Mini, just as you would with a MacBook or pretty much any > other Mac model. The new version of the OS comes out some time in > October, but for all we know it could be the 31st. Unles syou > specificly need more speed, RAM, Hard Drive, or other specific > features of the MacBook, its probably more than you need. Just > learning Mac OS X and VoiceOver, you'll do fine with a Mini. > > Josh de Lioncourt > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ...my other mail provider is an owl... > > > > On Sep 5, 2007, at 2:07 PM, John Heim wrote: > >> I am planning on buying a Macintosh computer as soon as the new >> operating system comes out. The reason i need a Mac is so that I can >> learn enough about it to support other Mac users here at the Math >> Department at the University of Wisconsin. >> >> Two questions: >> 1. When will the new version of MacOS be out? >> 2. Can i get by with a Mac mini? Will I be able to learn enough >> about MacOS to help other users if I only have a Mac mini? >> >> I'm sure I could get a Mac laptop, right? That would essentially be >> the same as having a desktop machine. Plus, it would allow me to >> learn about configuring wireless for the Mac. So I will probably get >> a laptop if the mini doesn't cut it. >> >> -- >> John Heim >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 608-263-4189 >> If you are blind and you use linux, please subscribe to blinux- >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> >> >
