Tom;
Maybe you should consider a Mac.
73 De Anthony w2ajv


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On Jul 9, 2011, at 7:27 PM, tom behler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi, folks.
> 
> I realize that this post is somewhat off topic for this list, but there are 
> lots of well-informed people on here, and I'd rather get a few good 
> recommendations than a bunch of fragmented ones such as what I might get if 
> I post this quiry to the JAWS list.
> 
> Please send any replies to my personal e-mail address:
> 
> [log in to unmask]
> 
> I am now being forced out of necessity to purchase a new home PC.  My 
> seven-year-old trusty HP Windows XP machine has finally given up the ghost.
> 
> Obviously, with any PC purchased today, Windows 7 will be the main operating 
> system.
> 
> Fortunately, my University has just purchased the newest versions of Jaws 
> and Duxbury for me, so at least that end of things is covered.
> 
> Here are my questions:
> 
> 1.  Am I correct in assuming that I would be best off buying a 64-bit, 
> rather than a 32-bit machine?
> 
> 2.  What would be the most blind-friendly e-mail program for me to use? 
> Right now, I have a g-mail account, and I'd like to run g-mail through 
> another e-mail program like I have done previously with Outlook Express.  I 
> suppose I could do my e-mail directly via the g-mail web site, but I have 
> found the web site itself to be quite cumbersome.
> 
> Fortunately, for me, the transition to Windows 7 will be able to be done at 
> my own pace, since I do have my University Windows XP laptop to fall back on 
> if needed.  In fact, I am writing this e-mail on that laptop right now.
> 
> Any suggestions would be most appreciated, and thanks to all for tolerating 
> the slightly "off topic" nature of this post.
> 
> Vy 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ