And don't forget the gui runs on top of Darwin which is open source. Scott On Mar 30, 2006, at 1:39 PM, Travis Siegel wrote: > What are you talking about? > I use the mac every day. Email, file manipulation, cd/dvd playing, cd/ > dvd creating, online chatting, web browsing, word processing, and to > some degree, even programming on the mac are completely 100% > accessible. There's folks using it for sound editing, and podcast > creation as well. If there's stuff you can't do on the mac, there's > probably a third-party solution out there somewhere to do it. > Admittedly, some of the programs aren't 100% accessible, but there's > always workarounds. The shell prompt (they call it terminal) works, > though not automatically, but if that's the worst I have to worry > about with a machine, then I'd say it's a pretty good machine. > Also, the apple provided dvd player won't let you get to the video > described sound tracks on your dvd by yourself, but the softcon DVD > player does (http://softcon.com/mac). and there's other developers > working on things like producing audio mp3 files from text using the > apple voices, and various other little things to make macs easier/ > better to use. I'd suggest going into your local apple store, > sitting down with a mac, and trying it before insisting it's not > usable. I think you might be surprised at how much you can do with > it. > On Mar 30, 2006, at 11:46 AM, Ann K. Parsons wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Interesting point of view. Not sure it's accurate, but definitely >> interesting. <smiling> It may even work, if, I say if, the >> mainstream market can be persuaded that it is just what is needed. >> Somebody in this discussion used the illustration of the typewriter. >> Good choice, why, because that device was, in the 1880s designed >> specifically *for* a blind person so that person could write more >> effectively. >> >> You may want to be careful when talking about Apple's screen reader. >> I have heard that it is good, but it doesn't give sull access yet. >> Perhaps there have been improvements? >> >> Ann P. >> >> -- >> Ann K. Parsons >> email: akp at eznet.net >> WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >> Skype: Putertutor >> "All that is gold does not glitter. >> Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
