Hi, I am sorry to say that the Smalltalk ultra is very much dated. Netbooks are much faster than it could ever be, give more battery life, and cost a heck of a lot less.
All the best Steve -----Original Message----- From: Terri Pannett [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday 18 August 2009 17:25 To: Raul A. Gallegos; GW Info Discussion List Subject: Re: Netbooks and Window-Eyes Make sure the Netbook can stand up to the way you plan to use it. I was disappointed the SmallTalk Ultra wasn't rugged enough. I also found I hated its external keyboard and I hated having to use the docking station all the time so I could use a braille display with it.For me, desktop PCs meet my computer needs the best and a good notetaker meets my portable needs the best. Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> To: "GW Info Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:21 AM Subject: Re: Netbooks and Window-Eyes > Hi. You will need to install Window-Eyes from an SD card or USB stick as > these little machines don't have cd rom drives, I recommend really > checking different models out first because you may not like the > keyboards. Lastly, the wireless chip supports wep, wpa and wpa2 afaik on > all of them. > > One which I don't recommend, but this is my personal opinion, is the MSI > Wind. Although its hardware is pretty much the same as other netbooks, and > its keyboard is a good size, you cannot use the embedded number pad the > way you are supposed to. So this means that if you are like me and use the > mouse pointer a lot with Window-Eyes, you can't hold the fn-key down and > the letter j to simulate the number pad 1 for bottom left. It's very > annoying and a deal breaker for me. I don't want to switch to a laptop > layout, and I don't want to purchase a 10-key pad. So the MSI Wind was > out. I gave it to my wife who doesn't concern herself with such trivial > matters, *smile*. > > The Acer is a good machine, but I personally found its keyboard to be > spongy feeling. The Samsung is great although I don't personally own one. > And the one I have, the Asus EEEEEEEEEEEE PC is a great buy as well. > > Oh, and the Dell ones don't even have actual function keys. So that's > another one I wouldn't recommend. > > Hope this helps. > > On 8/16/2009 6:01 PM, Ray Campbell wrote: >> Hello: >> >> We're both thinking about getting a Netbook to replace our Braille Note >> and >> Voice Note, respectively. I have some questions. >> 1. For anyone using Window-Eyes on a Netbook, are there any things that >> we >> should be aware of? >> 2. From your experience, do most Netbooks support WPA encryption for >> WiFi? >> 3. 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