Ray, see the answers below, in line with your questions: -----Original Message----- From: Ray Campbell via acb-l [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 9:44 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [acb-l] 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. FV: Not over the counter at a any store but if you buy direct from the computer manufacturers you certainly can have that. 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? FV: Shouldn't be a problem. 3. Does Kurzweil 1000 run on 8.1, and if so, what version would we need? FV: Use version 13 of K1000, shouldn't be a problem. 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? FV: Can't comment on that one. I think that’s all for now. Thanks in advance for any help. Ray Campbell [email protected] _______________________________________________ acb-l mailing list [email protected] http://www.acblists.org/mailman/listinfo/acb-l _______________________________________________ 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
