I could go for Windows, but Linux, to me holds the most promise. I can always run Windows in vmware player, which is free on Linux, or even virtual box, which is accessible there too. I can even play video games, and the controller can vibrate, within Linux, because the drivers are made by the community that appreciates features like these. The whole community aspect of Linux, and the way it isn't tied to one ruling corporation is what draws me to Linux. That and the fact that blind people already use it successfully., ,
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 24, 2016, at 6:57 PM, Justin Jones <atreides...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes, that is fair: the Mac being fairly beginner proof, I mean to say. > > Happily, Windows these days is not so easily broken, i.e. back in the > bad old days of Win 95/98, where it did not take much to crash the > computer. XP introduced a much needed level of stability, and for the > time, it was a decent operating system. Then Windows 7 came along > (after Vista, I am aware) and I have had to actually try for a blue > screen of death. Any crashes that occur on my Windows 7 machine have > little to do with Windows and more to do with JAWS. > >> On 7/24/16, Devin Prater <r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com> wrote: >> The mac in my view, is better for beginning computer users. Now that I'm >> slightly more advanced, I want more powerful applications, and way better >> braille support. But that is not possible with the Mac. Besides that, there >> are very little games for the Mac, and vmware fusion costs, whereas Linux >> has vmware player. So yeah, I'm slowly ascending beyond the Mac, and >> possibly even iOS, although I may jailbreak sooner than buy a whole other >> Android device. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 24, 2016, at 9:06 AM, Travis Siegel <tsie...@nfbcal.org> wrote: >>> >>> I don't understand why you would say this. I've been using a mac for more >>> than 10 years, and it's done everything I needed it to do for that entire >>> time. I've had very few issues with my macs, other than normal wear and >>> tear on the machines. In fact, I've had much better luck with my macs >>> (hardware wise) than I ever did on my windows machines. I've never had to >>> reinstall my os due to any sort of issues, and since programs exist for >>> doing anything and everything I want to do, I've had no issues getting >>> things done for that entire time, so I'd hardly consider that a joke. >>> I've also been using linux systems off and on for more than 20 years, and >>> they've done everything I've asked of them as well. My windows machines >>> don't have half the track record my macs and linux boxes have, so if you >>> want to point fingers, point them back at your favorite os. I'm not >>> trying to start an os flame ware, there's already been more than enough of >>> that, I'm only making it known that in all the time I've been using >>> computers (starting in 1986), out of all the operating systems I've used, >>> windows is the one I've had the most trouble with as a whole. My macs, >>> linux, freebsd, dos, and even a couple minicomputers haven't offered >>> nearly as many problems as my windows boxes have. Admittedly, a large >>> majority of this is due to the fact that windows is the most popular os, >>> and thus, is targeted by a large portion of the virus writers, and other >>> schemes to make problems for general computer users, but I've fell foul of >>> very few of those types of issues, my issues have been more os/equipment >>> related than anything else, but calling a mac a joke is a bit like calling >>> an atm machine problematic. People use them every day, and they work just >>> fine. Some people choose not to use them, and that's fine, but just >>> because they don't meet your needs doesn't make them bad. >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Sat, 23 Jul 2016, Justin Jones wrote: >>>> >>>> The Mac is an expensive joke. I wish Apple would wise up and get out >>>> of the personal computer business and stick to phones and their other >>>> devices. >>>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > > -- > Justin M. 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