Hi Ray, 1. I doubt you can pick up any computers at Bestbuy running Windows 7. 2.Windows 8.1 isn't that bad, if you want it to look like Windows 7 you can install classic shell or start is back. 3. I have used both v12 and v14 on Windows 8.1 of Kurzweil 1000. 4. Moneytalks seems to run on Windows 8.1. Chris
Window-Eyes Product Support Ai Squared 725 Airport North Office Park Fort Wayne, IN 46825 (802) 362-3612 www.aisquared.com -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Campbell via Talk Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 9:42 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Laptop Questions Hello All: Well, we found out yesterday that Uncle Sam was kind to us and giving us some money back. So, considering that our current main computer, a Toshiba Extended Keyboard Laptop running Windows 7 32-bit is 6.5 years old, we've been talking about investing in a new one. This is our main computer in the house. We will want it to be a PC, since we keep financial records on it and are not as comfortable with software for doing that on the Mac. We've also got scanning software that runs on the PC . Here are my questions: 1. I think the answer to this is no, but I'll ask, can you still get an Extended Keyboard laptop, with the numpad keys on it running Windows 7 64-bit? I was going to check at Best Buy but I thought I'd ask here first. 2. Assuming the answer to question 1 is no, what are people's experiences with Windows 8.1 654-bit? How hard is it to use with Window-Eyes, which is our primary screen reader? 3. Does Kurzweil 1000 run on 8.1, and if so, what version would we need? 4. We use Money Talks to manage our checkbook and write checks. Is APH even supporting it anymore, and does it run on 8.1? If it does not, what accessible personal finance programs are people using which can also print out checks? I think that's all for now. Thanks in advance for any help. Ray Campbell [email protected] _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/cgrabowski%40aisquared.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
