Robert, But the big down side of these specialist devices is the price. Look at the price of a Netbook and then compare it to a Braille Sense. Yes you have the internal Braille device, but not the full power of Windows, just some functions that they have chosen to add. Look at the third party programs you could run on a Netbook as opposed to a specialist device.
Finally, you say you have to add the screen reader, which is right, but even including Window-Eyes on a Netbook, it is only a third the price of a Braille Sense if that. All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: Robert Clark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday 30 January 2009 23:41 To: GW Micro Subject: Re: W.E. and Netbook PC's What is mainstream about a device loaded with a screen reader? Can a blind person buy a netbook off the shelf and use it as is? I've seen them and while they are definitely smaller and lighter, when one uses braille, there are the note takers. And I am waiting ti find out if I can get one soon. Sure its wonderful to be able to adapt off the shelf products for our use. But nothing beats having a device made for a blind person. *---* *---* *---* *---* *---* One good thing about Alzheimer's is you get to meet new people every day. Robert & Dreamer Doll ke7nwn E-mail- [email protected] Home Page- http://webpages.charter.net/dog_guide/ If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message. If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
