Alex said everything I would have said. The USB drives do work well with the mini, if one needs such. I've used one a time or two. I rarely have a need for a drive anymore, however.
Kristeen On Aug 3, 2014, at 9:04 PM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not Christine, but I have a Mini. > > 1. Yes, all Macs have VoiceOer built in, so long as they have OS 10.4 or > later. In other words, any Mac you buy nowadays, and back to 2005 I believe, > will have it. > 2. No, not anymore. They used to have disk drives, but have not for a few > years now, just like the Macbook and iMac lines. Disk drives are going away, > and I find that I only rarely miss having one, not even often enough to make > me pick up a USB disk drive. > 3. No, the Mini is a small computer tower. It has no screen, keyboard, or > mouse, though it does have a small internal speaker. It is meant to be > connected to all necessary peripherals. If you're after an all-in-one > solution, a Macbook might be better for you. The iMac is also an option; it > has the tower and screen in one unit (though it is not a touch screen). No > Mac currently offers a touch screen, only iOS devices do that. For the blind > especially, though, a trackpad is just as good, since it lets you feel around > the screen and perform familiar VO gestures to navigate and perform other > actions. > On Aug 3, 2014, at 8:37 PM, Donna <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Kristeen >> >> I'm thinking about buying a Mac Mini. I have a couple of questions for you. >> I have always been a Windows user, so pardon my ignorance. >> >> 1. Does the Mac Mini have voiceover? >> 2. Does it have a CD drive? >> 3. Is the Mac Mini a touch screen? >> >> Thanks for answering my questions. >> >> Donna >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. >> All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any >> questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a >> member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators >> directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list >> can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
