Ubuntu is a Linux distro. Although Ubuntu is accessible out of the box,
e.g. you can hit the control+s key to bring up Orca, the screen reader
for Linux desktops, and install Ubuntu without any sighted assistance, I
run a variance of Ubuntu called Vinux, which is tailored for the blind.
It has a few more accessible applications on it, and some other features
are configured out of the box for a better user experience for the blind
user. You can find out more about Vinux at: http://vinuxproject.org/
On 07/09/12 15:04, Claude Everett wrote:
> What is Ubuntu ?
>
>
> Claude Everett
> "First of all: what is work?
> Work is of two kinds:
> first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface
> relatively to other such matter;
> second, telling other people to do so.
> The first kind is unpleasant and ill paid; the second is pleasant and
> highly paid."
> From The collection of essays "In Praise of Idleness" by Bertrand Russell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 11:38 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Windows on a Mac mini
>
> I don't have a Mac, so I can't speak to specifics about Boot Camp or Fusion,
> but it kind of depends on what you're looking for. Boot Camp will let you
> boot either Windows or Mountain Lyon. You'll have either one OS running or
> the other. Fusion will let you run Windows in a virtual machine, so you'll
> start Mountain Lyon, start Fusion and then have a copy of Windows running
> along side Mountain Lyon. In other words, you'll have both Mountain Lyon and
> Windows running at the same time, and you can jump between the two.
>
> Like I said, I don't have a Mac, but I do run Ubuntu on a PC. I use VMware
> on Ubuntu to run Windows with either JAWS or NVDA in a virtual machine. I
> can alt+tab over to my virtual machine running Windows and then I use
> control+g to turn the keyboard and mouse over to Windows. I use
> control+alt+shift to send the keyboard and mouse back over to Ubuntu. I'd
> assume Fusion would behave similarly.
>
> BTW, I also have Windows installed on this machine, so I could boot up into
> Windows instead of Ubuntu, but I don't think I've done this since the first
> weekend I owned this machine over a year ago.
>
> On 07/09/12 13:27, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>> I am a long time Windows and Window Eyes User and I am trying to
>> become more adept at using a Mac as well. I currently have a Mac mini,
>> which can be configured with Lion or the Mountain Lion operating
>> system and I would like to be able to use a Windows environment on
>> this machine as well. Many people have encouraged me to go with
>> Bootcamp as it suppose to allow me to start off the machine in either
>> the Windows or Mac environment. Some people have suggested a program
>> called Fusion to allow me to run a Windows environment from inside the
>> Mac operating system. I would appreciate your advice on whether to go
>> with Bootcamp or Fusion as well as any other input on which Mac
>> operating system provides me access to a Windows 7 operating system
>> with Window Eyes as my screen reader. I need to make this decision
>> very soon so your timely input and feedback would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Richard Keller
>>
>>
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