Hi, I just setup and configured a Toshiba laptop running Windows 8.1. It is a thin, light-weight machine with a full keyboard. My client purchased it at Costco for around $700. It came with the function keys performing special local type options, meaning that you would have to hold down the FN key to get the normal function key functions. I discovered that some earlier models had this problem and that it required changes in BIOS. The model I worked on had a keystroke for making the function keys normal.
Once I set it to boot to the desktop instead of the Windows 8.1 start screen, it worked much like Windows 7, with some nice advantages. Window-Eyes 9 worked very well, and with the use of a few well-placed marker dots, the keyboard was very easy to navigate. There may be a model with a similar setup at a lower price. The one I worked on had an I7 processor and 16 gig of memory. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ray Campbell via Talk Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 6:42 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/bill%40mind.ne t. 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
