I agree. And recently there have been some games developed for the mac. Do I wish there were more? Of course, but there are more games now than there were when I first got my mac.
Maria > On 12 Feb 2018, at 3:07 pm, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: > > My Mac delights me every day I use it. It’s not perfect, of course. Braille > on all Apple products isn’t the best it could be, but it can be used still. > Devin Prater > Assistive Technology Instructor > > , Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and Powerpoint instructor certified by > World Services for the Blind > >> On Feb 11, 2018, at 9:26 PM, Katie Epperson via Groups.Io >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> My Mac is awesome >>> On Feb 11, 2018, at 6:38 PM, Tobias Vinteus <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I've been considering getting a Mac for my next computer when this one >>> makes its spontaneous retirement. The primary reason is that you seem to be >>> able to get the best of all worlds. In adition to running MacOS, you can >>> run Windows via Bootcamp. It won't surprise me if you can run Linux as >>> well. Another reason is music software. I don't know the current status of >>> MIDI/Digitil Audio stuff on Windows nowadays. The old version of Sonar >>> Cakewalk/Caketalking is aparantely a little unstable under Windows 10. I >>> heard of some othe rpackage called Samplitude, although I don't know much >>> more about it apart from the name. Music on the Mac, on the other hand, >>> seems to be a totally different story when it comes to screen reader >>> accessibility, even though it aparently have had its ups and downs too. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Mon, 12 Feb 2018, Damien Garwood wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> Being totally blind from birth, I've never touched a mouse, and I hope I >>>> would never need to. Mice (mouses? mice? that just sounds weird!) were >>>> unusable by the blind at the time when I was taught computers, hence the >>>> reason I could never really play Swamp or RailRacer, let alone think about >>>> complete system navigation with it. Not only that but my coordination and >>>> spatial awareness isn't all that great. If I can't use a touchscreen then >>>> I've no chance of using a mouse. >>>> Cheers. >>>> Damien. >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Jude DaShiell >>>> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:00 AM >>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] audio game walkthroughs >>>> >>>> Windows users just think mac operating system is hard until they start >>>> playing with the mouse then they learn different quickly. Now, mac on >>>> the command line interface, that's a different operating system and >>>> needs study. >>>> >>>>> On Sun, 11 Feb 2018, Damien Garwood wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:49:44 >>>>> From: Damien Garwood <[email protected] >>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>>> Reply-To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] audio game walkthroughs >>>>> Katie, >>>>> That may well be your opinion. I know a lot of people who are Mac lovers, >>>>> and they are certainly well advertised. But for those who are brought up >>>>> and taught around Windows, learning a whole new operating system is like >>>>> learning how to live on another planet. You may as well lose your legs, >>>>> get wooden ones and learn how to walk all over again. I had to sell my >>>>> Mac because I couldn't figure for the life of me how to use it. >>>>> Cheers. >>>>> Damien. >>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Katie Epperson via Groups.Io >>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 10:43 PM >>>>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] audio game walkthroughs >>>>> That, my friend, is why you should get a Mac. They don?t eat your stuff >>>>> most of the time >>>>>> On Feb 11, 2018, at 2:33 PM, lori duncan <[email protected] >>>>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi I was wondering if someone could send me the link to the website which >>>>>> had all the audio game recordings, including the ones from Asmodean.net >>>>>> <http://asmodean.net/>? I >>>>>> had it until my system got wiped by a stupid microsoft update, and now I >>>>>> can't remember the webb address. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks from Lori. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
