Tom;
Maybe you should consider a Mac.
73 De Anthony w2ajv
Sent from my Verizon iPhone
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
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