an upheaval in this industry is precisely what i think is needed to get some
new action going on developments...instead of just added non-sence bells and
whistles which seems to be what is happening for the most part...they are
not addressing the major issues surrounding out-of-the-box
workability...perhaps this competition from MAC will convince the rest of
the Access tech industry to get with the program and start developing some
better stuff.
Not even just in the screen reader category either, accessability with
speech right across the board on devices other then just home computer
systems.

73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: ARE THEIR ANY MAC USERS ON MY LIST!!!


> Hey Will,
>
> Let's see. I think for the shipping on all three items I had to get
> was $50 altogether. Without shipping, I got everything for just about
> at $500. I expect the notebook's in working condition as it was a
> lease return, was successfully powered up and wiped and an OS put
> on...sounds good, anyway. You got a good deal for sure on the Mini; I
> gave some serious thought to a Mini myself, but I wanted a little more
> portability. Anyway, this should be fun and interesting. BTW, if your
> new Mini didn't come with Tiger, there are retail copies out there
> cheaper than retail...just be careful of the DVD only ones that are
> probably pirated and for which they want ridiculous shipping.
>
> Whether or not y'all want a Mac, keep an eye on this. Between this,
> the Freedombox stuff, and other developments...I think the adaptive
> tech landscape is well on its way to a fairly major upheaval.
>